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Is BACCHANAL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BACCHANAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BACCHANAL mean?

  1. noun

    someone who engages in drinking bouts

  2. noun

    a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus

  3. noun

    a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

  4. adjective

    used of riotously drunken merrymaking

    “a night of bacchanalian revelry”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

18

Scrabble

22

Words With Friends

9

Letters

B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 18 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 BACCHANAL

Single letters that turn BACCHANAL 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 BACCHANAL

The 52 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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