Is ASCERTAINED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ASCERTAINED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ASCERTAINED mean?
- adjective
discovered or determined by scientific observation
“variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 ASCERTAINED
ASCERTAINED 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 ASCERTAINED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ASCERTAINED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deracinates14
- denticares13
- deracinate13
- discarnate13
- eradicants13
- eradicates13
- catenaries12
- acierated12
- ardencies12
- carinated12
- cedariest12
- decanters12
- denticare12
- deracines12
- descanter12
- dicentras12
- eradicant12
- eradicate12
- increased12
- nectaried12
- radiances12
- radicates12
- rancidest12
- stridence12
- acierates11
- ascertain11
- caseinate11
- centiares11
- cisternae11
- craniates11
- creatines11
- iterances11
- nectaries11
- sectarian11
- acerated11
- acridest11
- antacids11
- ascender11
- cadaster11
- cadastre11
- cantered11
- caseated11
- castered11
- crenated11
- danciest11
- decanter11
- deciares11
- deracine11
- desertic11
- dicentra11
- discreet11
- discrete11
- distance11
- dracenas11
- radiance11
- radicate11
- reascend11
- recanted11
- dentaries10
- detainers10
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