Is CONFIDENTIAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONFIDENTIAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONFIDENTIAL mean?
- adjective
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
“a confidential secretary”
- adjective
(of information) given in confidence or in secret
“this arrangement must be kept confidential”
- adjective
denoting confidence or intimacy
“a confidential approach”
- adjective
the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + F (4) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 18 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 CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL 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 CONFIDENTIAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- confidante16
- inflection15
- coalified15
- confidant15
- confident15
- conflated15
- feticidal15
- inflicted15
- declination14
- falconine14
- fictional14
- infection14
- canfield14
- confined14
- deifical14
- financed14
- incidental13
- deflation13
- defoliant13
- conflate13
- falconet13
- flection13
- olefinic13
- confide13
- deficit13
- faciend13
- factoid13
- fancied13
- fatidic13
- clonidine12
- contained12
- dictional12
- identical12
- incondite12
- infantile12
- inflation12
- lidocaine12
- diolefin12
- filiated12
- finialed12
- foliated12
- inflated12
- ninefold12
- notified12
- tonified12
- confine12
- faction12
- fictile12
- fiction12
- finance12
- finical12
- folacin12
- inflect12
- inflict12
- nonfact12
- coifed12
- deific12
- aconitine11
- anticline11
- clintonia11
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