Is ACCIPITRINE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACCIPITRINE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACCIPITRINE mean?
- adjective
of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + C (3) + I (1) + P (3) + I (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ACCIPITRINE
Single letters that turn ACCIPITRINE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from ACCIPITRINE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- accipiter15
- epicritic15
- picritic14
- practice14
- precinct14
- circinate13
- caprice13
- peccant13
- practic13
- acentric12
- accept12
- capric12
- icecap12
- ipecac12
- pectic12
- picnic12
- picric12
- actinic11
- cantrip11
- caprine11
- centric11
- icteric11
- incipit11
- paretic11
- picante11
- picrate11
- picrite11
- piratic11
- paintier10
- accent10
- acetic10
- acinic10
- apneic10
- arctic10
- cancer10
- cantic10
- carpet10
- catnip10
- citric10
- cretic10
- critic10
- incept10
- pacier10
- pectin10
- pianic10
- pincer10
- prance10
- preact10
- prince10
- tricep10
- ceratin9
- certain9
- citrine9
- creatin9
- crinite9
- inciter9
- neritic9
- painter9
- pertain9
- repaint9
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