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Is ANTICIPATIONS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, ANTICIPATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does ANTICIPATIONS mean?

Anticipations is a form of ANTICIPATION.

  1. noun

    an expectation

  2. noun

    something expected (as on the basis of a norm)

    “each of them had their own anticipations”

  3. noun

    the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

  4. noun

    anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

21

Words With Friends

13

Letters

A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (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 ANTICIPATIONS

ANTICIPATIONS 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 ANTICIPATIONS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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