Is CANTILLATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANTILLATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CANTILLATING mean?
Cantillating is a form of CANTILLATE.
- verb
recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
“The rabbi chanted a prayer”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 CANTILLATING
CANTILLATING 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 CANTILLATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anticlinal12
- anticling12
- canalling12
- lactating12
- latticing12
- nictating12
- antalgic11
- canaling11
- gallican11
- inlacing11
- tincting11
- attaining10
- actinian10
- incitant10
- tantalic10
- agnatic10
- calling10
- canting10
- catling10
- catting10
- gallica10
- glacial10
- lancing10
- talcing10
- litigant9
- tainting9
- actinal9
- actinia9
- allicin9
- ancilla9
- callant9
- cantina9
- cattail9
- titanic9
- acting9
- caning9
- citing9
- gallic9
- lacing9
- alining8
- anginal8
- gallant8
- ignatia8
- intagli8
- lilting8
- linting8
- nailing8
- nilling8
- tailing8
- tilling8
- tilting8
- tinting8
- titling8
- callan8
- cantal8
- catlin8
- clinal8
- incant8
- intact8
- italic8
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