Is CONSTRICTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONSTRICTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONSTRICTIONS mean?
Constrictions is a form of CONSTRICTION.
- noun
a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
- noun
tight or narrow compression
- noun
a tight feeling in some part of the body
“he felt a constriction in her chest”
- noun
the action or process of compressing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 17 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 CONSTRICTIONS
CONSTRICTIONS 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 CONSTRICTIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- constriction16
- concisions14
- constricts14
- contritions13
- cistronic13
- concision13
- constrict13
- contrition12
- strictions12
- siroccos12
- instincts11
- noncrisis11
- stictions11
- striction11
- critics11
- sirocco11
- tictocs11
- sortitions10
- cistrons10
- coitions10
- coniosis10
- consorts10
- contorts10
- crostini10
- crostino10
- incisors10
- instinct10
- intronic10
- isotonic10
- nicotins10
- stiction10
- strontic10
- ciscos10
- citric10
- conics10
- crisic10
- critic10
- iconic10
- tictoc10
- sortition9
- cistron9
- citrins9
- citrons9
- coition9
- connors9
- consist9
- consort9
- contort9
- cortins9
- cottons9
- crotons9
- incisor9
- incross9
- nicotin9
- noritic9
- nostocs9
- octrois9
- soritic9
- tocsins9
- tricots9
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