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Yes. The word opalescence is a Scrabble US word. The word opalescence is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word opalescence is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

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Yes. The word opalescence is a Words With Friends word. The word opalescence is worth 22 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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11-letter words (1 found)

OPALESCENCE,

9-letter words (2 found)

COENACLES,PALEOCENE,

8-letter words (6 found)

CENACLES,COALESCE,COENACLE,CONCEALS,ESCALOPE,OPALESCE,

7-letter words (22 found)

ALPEENS,ASCONCE,CANCELS,CENACLE,CLEANSE,CONCEAL,ELANCES,ENCLASP,ENCLOSE,ENLACES,ENOLASE,ESCALOP,ESCAPEE,ESPANOL,LOANEES,NOPALES,NOPLACE,PENCELS,SCALENE,SECONAL,SPANCEL,SPELEAN,

6-letter words (61 found)

ALPEEN,ANCLES,ANELES,ANOLES,ASLEEP,ASLOPE,CALCES,CANCEL,CANOES,CAPLES,CAPONS,CLEANS,CLEEPS,CLEPES,CLONES,COPALS,COPENS,ECLOSE,ELANCE,ELAPSE,ELOPES,ELPEES,ENCASE,ENLACE,ENSEAL,EOCENE,ESCAPE,LANCES,LANOSE,LEONES,LOANEE,NEELES,NOPALS,OCEANS,PAEONS,PANCES,PANELS,PEACES,PEASEN,PEASON,PECANS,PEECES,PELONS,PENCEL,PENCES,PENSEE,PENSEL,PEONES,PLACES,PLANES,PLEASE,PLEONS,PONCES,SAPELE,SCONCE,SCOPAE,SEANCE,SENECA,SOLACE,SPENCE,SPLEEN,

5-letter words (149 found)

ACNES,AEONS,ALCOS,ALECS,ALOES,ALONE,ANCES,ANCLE,ANELE,ANOLE,ASCON,ASPEN,CAESE,CALOS,CALPS,CANES,CANOE,CANSO,CAPES,CAPLE,CAPON,CAPOS,CASCO,CEASE,CECAL,CENSE,CEPES,CLAES,CLANS,CLAPS,CLASP,CLEAN,CLEEP,CLEPE,CLONE,CLONS,CLOPS,CLOSE,COALS,COCAS,COLAS,COLES,CONES,COPAL,COPEN,COPES,COPSE,COSEC,EALES,EASEL,EASLE,ELANS,ELOPE,ELOPS,ELPEE,ENOLS,EPEES,LACES,LANCE,LANES,LAPSE,LEANS,LEAPS,LEASE,LEEPS,LEESE,LENES,LENOS,LENSE,LEONE,LOANS,LOPES,LOSEN,NAPES,NEALS,NEAPS,NEELE,NEEPS,NEESE,NOELS,NOLES,NOPAL,OCEAN,OLPAE,OLPES,ONCES,OPALS,OPENS,PACES,PACOS,PAEON,PALES,PANCE,PANEL,PANES,PASEO,PEACE,PEALS,PEANS,PEASE,PECAN,PEECE,PEELS,PEENS,PELAS,PELES,PELON,PENAL,PENCE,PENES,PEONS,PLACE,PLANE,PLANS,PLEAS,PLENA,PLEON,POLES,PONCE,PONES,PSOAE,SALEP,SALON,SALOP,SCALE,SCALP,SCAPE,SCENA,SCENE,SCONE,SCOPA,SCOPE,SECCO,SEPAL,SLANE,SLEEP,SLOAN,SLOPE,SNEAP,SNOEP,SOCLE,SOLAN,SONCE,SPACE,SPALE,SPANE,SPEAL,SPEAN,SPEEL,

4-letter words (164 found)

ACES,ACNE,AEON,AESC,ALCO,ALEC,ALEE,ALES,ALOE,ALPS,ALSO,ANCE,ANES,APES,APOS,APSE,APSO,CALO,CALP,CALS,CANE,CANS,CAPE,CAPO,CAPS,CASE,CEAS,CECA,CEES,CELS,CENS,CEPE,CEPS,CLAN,CLAP,CLON,CLOP,COAL,COCA,COLA,COLE,COLS,CONE,CONS,COPE,COPS,COSE,EALE,EANS,EASE,ECCE,ECCO,ECOS,EELS,ELAN,ELSE,ENES,ENOL,EOAN,EONS,EPEE,EPOS,ESNE,LACE,LACS,LANE,LAPS,LASE,LEAN,LEAP,LEAS,LEEP,LEES,LENO,LENS,LEPS,LOAN,LOCA,LONE,LOPE,LOPS,LOSE,NAES,NAOS,NAPE,NAPS,NEAL,NEAP,NEEP,NEPS,NOEL,NOES,NOLE,NOPE,NOSE,OCAS,OLEA,OLES,OLPE,ONCE,ONES,OPAL,OPAS,OPEN,OPES,PACE,PACO,PACS,PALE,PALS,PANE,PANS,PASE,PEAL,PEAN,PEAS,PECS,PEEL,PEEN,PEES,PELA,PELE,PELS,PENE,PENS,PEON,PESO,PLAN,PLEA,POAS,POLE,POLS,PONE,PONS,POSE,SALE,SALP,SANE,SCAN,SCOP,SEAL,SEAN,SECO,SEEL,SEEN,SEEP,SELE,SENA,SENE,SLAE,SLAP,SLEE,SLOE,SLOP,SNAP,SNEE,SOAP,SOCA,SOLA,SOLE,SONE,SPAE,SPAN,SPEC,

3-letter words (80 found)

ACE,ALE,ALP,ALS,ANE,ANS,APE,APO,ASP,CAL,CAN,CAP,CEE,CEL,CEP,COL,CON,COP,COS,EAN,EAS,ECO,EEL,EEN,ELS,ENE,ENS,EON,LAC,LAP,LAS,LEA,LEE,LEP,LES,LOP,LOS,NAE,NAP,NAS,NEE,NEP,NOS,OCA,OES,OLE,ONE,ONS,OPA,OPE,OPS,OSE,PAC,PAL,PAN,PAS,PEA,PEC,PEE,PEL,PEN,PES,POA,POL,POS,SAC,SAE,SAL,SAN,SAP,SEA,SEC,SEE,SEL,SEN,SOC,SOL,SON,SOP,SPA,

2-letter words (22 found)

AE,AL,AN,AS,EA,EE,EL,EN,ES,LA,LO,NA,NE,NO,OE,ON,OP,OS,PA,PE,PO,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 508 words from opalescence according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of opalescence

opalescence

Etymology

From opal +‎ -escence.

Noun

opalescence (countable and uncountable, plural opalescences)

  1. the state of being opalescent
  2. (physics) the milky iridescent appearance of a dense transparent medium when it is illuminated by polychromatic visible radiation (such as sunlight) due to local fluctuations in its density and therefore in its refractive index

Derived terms

  • critical opalescence

References

  • “opalescence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

From opalescent +‎ -ence.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.pa.lɛ.sɑ̃s/, /ɔ.pa.le.sɑ̃s/

Noun

opalescence f (plural opalescences)

  1. opalescence

Further reading

  • “opalescence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org