Is ALIENISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALIENISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALIENISTS mean?
Alienists is a form of ALIENIST.
- noun
a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 9 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 ALIENISTS
ALIENISTS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ALIENISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alienist8
- elastins8
- isatines8
- litanies8
- nailsets8
- salients8
- saltines8
- sanities8
- sanitise8
- teniasis8
- elastin7
- enlists7
- entails7
- entasis7
- instals7
- instils7
- isatine7
- isatins7
- laities7
- liaises7
- liniest7
- listens7
- nailset7
- nasties7
- salient7
- salines7
- salties7
- saltine7
- seitans7
- senitis7
- sestina7
- silanes7
- silents7
- silesia7
- slainte7
- tansies7
- tenails7
- tinsels7
- tisanes7
- aisles6
- aliens6
- alines6
- anises6
- assent6
- elains6
- elints6
- enlist6
- entail6
- inlets6
- insets6
- insist6
- instal6
- instil6
- intels6
- isatin6
- islets6
- istles6
- lassie6
- latens6
- leasts6
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