Is ARSENICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARSENICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARSENICAL mean?
- noun
a pesticide or drug containing arsenic
- adjective
relating to or containing arsenic
“arsenic vapor”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 11 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 ARSENICAL
Single letters that turn ARSENICAL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from ARSENICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acarines10
- canalise10
- canaries10
- carlines10
- cesarian10
- lanciers10
- sarcinae10
- acarine9
- acrasin9
- anlaces9
- arcsine9
- arnicas9
- arsenic9
- carinae9
- carinal9
- carinas9
- carline9
- carlins9
- carnies9
- claries9
- cranial9
- eclairs9
- inlaces9
- lancers9
- sanicle9
- sarcina9
- scalare9
- scaleni9
- scalier9
- acinar8
- aecial8
- anlace8
- arcane8
- arecas8
- arnica8
- caesar8
- cairns8
- calesa8
- canals8
- caners8
- caries8
- carina8
- carles8
- carlin8
- carnal8
- carnie8
- casein8
- casern8
- cerias8
- cleans8
- clears8
- clines8
- craals8
- cranes8
- crania8
- eclair8
- ericas8
- incase8
- incels8
- inlace8
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