Is ANTICLINAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTICLINAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTICLINAL mean?
- adjective
sloping downward away from a common crest
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 12 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 ANTICLINAL
ANTICLINAL 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 ANTICLINAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- actinian10
- actinal9
- actinia9
- allicin9
- ancilla9
- callant9
- cantina9
- callan8
- cantal8
- catlin8
- clinal8
- incant8
- italic8
- laical8
- niacin8
- tannic8
- tincal8
- lanital7
- acini7
- actin7
- antic7
- calla7
- canal7
- canna7
- cilia7
- iliac7
- licit7
- lilac7
- linac7
- tacan7
- tical7
- alanin6
- anilin6
- latina6
- acai6
- acta6
- cain6
- call6
- cant6
- clan6
- clit6
- laic6
- talc6
- aalii5
- alant5
- annal5
- ilial5
- lanai5
- liana5
- linin5
- litai5
- natal5
- act5
- cal5
- can5
- cat5
- lac5
- tic5
- alan4
- alit4
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