Is CONTINUANTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTINUANTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTINUANTS mean?
Continuants is a form of CONTINUANT.
- noun
consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
- adjective
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + U (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (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 CONTINUANTS
CONTINUANTS 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 CONTINUANTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- continuant12
- inconstant12
- countians11
- nonstatic11
- actinons10
- auctions10
- canonist10
- cautions10
- constant10
- contains10
- continua10
- countian10
- inconnus10
- oscitant10
- sanction10
- sonantic10
- tactions10
- unctions10
- nutations9
- unisonant9
- acinous9
- actinon9
- actions9
- atonics9
- auction9
- cannons9
- cantons9
- cations9
- catsuit9
- caution9
- conatus9
- contain9
- incants9
- inconnu9
- nuncios9
- octants9
- outacts9
- outcast9
- stannic9
- suction9
- taction9
- toucans9
- unction9
- nutation8
- santonin8
- titanous8
- acinus8
- actins8
- action8
- antics8
- atonic8
- attics8
- cannon8
- cannot8
- canons8
- canton8
- cantos8
- cantus8
- casino8
- cation8
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