Is CONGENITAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONGENITAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONGENITAL mean?
- adjective
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + 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 CONGENITAL
CONGENITAL 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 CONGENITAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- congenial12
- octennial11
- canoeing11
- cleaning11
- cleating11
- enacting11
- enlacing11
- locating11
- octangle11
- enaction10
- angelic10
- anglice10
- canting10
- catling10
- cloning10
- coagent10
- coaling10
- coating10
- cognate10
- coinage10
- congeal10
- conlang10
- cotinga10
- galenic10
- gelcoat10
- lancing10
- otalgic10
- talcing10
- gantline9
- gelation9
- latening9
- legation9
- negation9
- aconite9
- actinon9
- alencon9
- aloetic9
- altcoin9
- ancient9
- cannoli9
- connate9
- contain9
- encinal9
- lactone9
- lection9
- acting9
- agonic9
- caning9
- cogent9
- coigne9
- coning9
- coting9
- glance9
- incage9
- lacing9
- locing9
- aneling8
- anteing8
- antigen8
- antilog8
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