Is BACCHANALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BACCHANALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BACCHANALS mean?
Bacchanals is a form of BACCHANAL.
- noun
someone who engages in drinking bouts
- noun
a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
- noun
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- adjective
used of riotously drunken merrymaking
“a night of bacchanalian revelry”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 19 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 BACCHANALS
BACCHANALS 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 BACCHANALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bacchanal18
- calabash15
- clachans15
- baccalas14
- canchas14
- clachan14
- baccala13
- blanch13
- cancha13
- casbah13
- clachs13
- clach12
- cabalas11
- cabanas11
- ashcan11
- calash11
- chanas11
- nachas11
- bacca11
- bach11
- abacas10
- cabala10
- cabals10
- cabana10
- casaba10
- abash10
- blahs10
- chana10
- clash10
- lanch10
- abaca9
- bancs9
- cabal9
- cacas9
- bash9
- blah9
- cash9
- anabas8
- canals8
- hansa8
- banc8
- cabs8
- caca8
- scab8
- bah8
- albas7
- baals7
- balas7
- balsa7
- banal7
- basal7
- canal7
- clans7
- sabal7
- aahs7
- lahs7
- lash7
- cab7
- abas6
- alba6
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