Is DELECTATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DELECTATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DELECTATIONS mean?
Delectations is a form of DELECTATION.
- noun
a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
“his delight to see her was obvious to all”
- noun
act of receiving pleasure from something
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 15 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 DELECTATIONS
DELECTATIONS 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 DELECTATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- delectation14
- adolescent13
- anecdotist13
- detections13
- anecdotes12
- catenoids12
- coattends12
- contested12
- delicates12
- denticles12
- detection12
- dislocate12
- oceanside12
- sectioned12
- sonicated12
- stenciled12
- tentacled12
- coastline11
- elections11
- latencies11
- sectional11
- selection11
- taconites11
- tentacles11
- actioned11
- anecdote11
- anticold11
- catenoid11
- celadons11
- citadels11
- cleansed11
- closeted11
- coattend11
- codeinas11
- codeines11
- daltonic11
- danciest11
- declines11
- delicate11
- denticle11
- dialects11
- dictates11
- diocesan11
- distance11
- enclosed11
- endocast11
- inclosed11
- lanceted11
- latticed11
- licensed11
- nictated11
- silenced11
- tacnodes11
- antidotes10
- datelines10
- delations10
- deletions10
- dentalise10
- detonates10
- endosteal10
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