Is BOTANICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOTANICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOTANICAL mean?
- noun
a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)
- adjective
of or relating to plants or botany
“botanical garden”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 13 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 BOTANICAL
Single letters that turn BOTANICAL 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 BOTANICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anabolic12
- botanica12
- botanic11
- coalbin11
- ablation10
- bonaci10
- cobalt10
- actinal9
- altcoin9
- abaci9
- bacon9
- banco9
- cabal9
- cabin9
- cibol9
- cobia9
- action8
- albino8
- alnico8
- atonic8
- bonita8
- canola8
- cantal8
- catalo8
- cation8
- catlin8
- citola8
- coital8
- coltan8
- obtain8
- oilcan8
- tincal8
- banc8
- bloc8
- alation7
- aboil7
- actin7
- antic7
- balti7
- banal7
- baton7
- binal7
- biont7
- biota7
- blain7
- bloat7
- canal7
- canto7
- coala7
- coati7
- colin7
- cotan7
- labia7
- linac7
- lotic7
- nicol7
- octal7
- octan7
- ontic7
- tabla7
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