Is APPLICANTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APPLICANTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APPLICANTS mean?
Applicants is a form of APPLICANT.
- noun
a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + P (3) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 16 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 APPLICANTS
APPLICANTS 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 APPLICANTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- applicant15
- aplastic12
- calpains12
- capitals12
- captains12
- papalist12
- apicals11
- calpain11
- capital11
- caplins11
- capstan11
- captain11
- captans11
- catnaps11
- catnips11
- inclasp11
- papains11
- plastic11
- spacial11
- platinas10
- santalic10
- apical10
- appals10
- capias10
- capita10
- caplin10
- captan10
- catnap10
- catnip10
- claspt10
- nappas10
- panics10
- papain10
- pascal10
- pipals10
- plicas10
- actinal9
- cantals9
- catlins9
- pastina9
- patinas9
- pinatas9
- plaints9
- platans9
- platina9
- salpian9
- saltpan9
- satanic9
- spatial9
- taipans9
- tincals9
- appal9
- aspic9
- claps9
- clapt9
- clasp9
- clips9
- clipt9
- nappa9
- pacas9
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