Is ANCILLARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANCILLARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANCILLARY mean?
- adjective
furnishing added support
“an ancillary pump”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 14 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 ANCILLARY
ANCILLARY 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.
Anagrams of ANCILLARY
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ANCILLARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cranially14
- carnally13
- racially13
- lyrical12
- cairny11
- canary11
- lacily11
- racily11
- laniary10
- carny10
- clary10
- lycra10
- lyric10
- ancilla9
- carinal9
- cranial9
- alanyl9
- anally9
- acyl9
- clay9
- cyan9
- lacy9
- racy9
- acinar8
- arnica8
- callan8
- carina8
- carlin8
- carnal8
- clinal8
- crania8
- laical8
- racial8
- alary8
- aliya8
- allay8
- inlay8
- lairy8
- layin8
- nyala8
- rainy8
- rally8
- riyal8
- cay8
- cry8
- icy8
- acari7
- cairn7
- calla7
- canal7
- craal7
- lilac7
- linac7
- naric7
- airy7
- ally7
- aryl7
- ayin7
- illy7
- inly7
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