Is BACCHANALIAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BACCHANALIAS is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 21 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BACCHANALIAS mean?
Bacchanalias is a form of BACCHANALIA.
- noun
an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
- noun
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 BACCHANALIAS
BACCHANALIAS 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 BACCHANALIAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bacchanalia20
- bacchanals19
- bacchanal18
- calabash15
- clachans15
- achalasia14
- baccalas14
- canchas14
- chablis14
- clachan14
- baccala13
- blanch13
- cancha13
- casbah13
- chicas13
- clachs13
- clinch13
- chica12
- chics12
- cinch12
- clach12
- acacias11
- alcaics11
- cabalas11
- cabanas11
- cicalas11
- ashcan11
- banish11
- calash11
- chains11
- chanas11
- chinas11
- laichs11
- nachas11
- bacca11
- bach11
- chic11
- abacas10
- acacia10
- alcaic10
- cabala10
- cabals10
- cabana10
- cabins10
- casaba10
- cicala10
- siccan10
- abash10
- blahs10
- chain10
- chais10
- chana10
- chias10
- china10
- chins10
- clash10
- laich10
- lanch10
- sahib10
- basinal9
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