Is CLANDESTINE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLANDESTINE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLANDESTINE mean?
- adjective
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
“clandestine intelligence operations”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 14 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 CLANDESTINE
CLANDESTINE 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 CLANDESTINE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- celandines13
- decennials13
- ascendent12
- celandine12
- decennial12
- delicates12
- denticles12
- instanced12
- stenciled12
- tendances12
- latencies11
- tenancies11
- citadels11
- cleansed11
- danciest11
- decennia11
- declines11
- delicate11
- denticle11
- dialects11
- distance11
- enneadic11
- incanted11
- incensed11
- incented11
- indecent11
- lanceted11
- licensed11
- scandent11
- silenced11
- tendance11
- datelines10
- dentalise10
- ancients10
- canistel10
- canniest10
- canteens10
- centiles10
- cineaste10
- cleanest10
- insectan10
- instance10
- nescient10
- salience10
- calends10
- candent10
- candies10
- candles10
- castled10
- citadel10
- cladist10
- cleaned10
- cleated10
- dacites10
- decanes10
- decants10
- deceits10
- deciles10
- decline10
- delicts10
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