Is DENTICULATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DENTICULATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DENTICULATED mean?
Denticulated is a form of DENTICULATE.
- adjective
having a very finely toothed margin
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 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 DENTICULATED
DENTICULATED 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 DENTICULATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- denticulate14
- elucidated14
- deciduate13
- acidulent12
- elucidate12
- euclidean12
- nucleated12
- tentacled12
- tunicated12
- adducent12
- decadent12
- decanted12
- deciduae12
- decidual12
- declined12
- dedicate12
- dictated12
- educated12
- included12
- inducted12
- datelined11
- audience11
- cuittled11
- cuneated11
- delicate11
- denticle11
- dulcinea11
- incudate11
- inductee11
- lanceted11
- latticed11
- nictated11
- candied11
- candled11
- decidua11
- induced11
- unceded11
- anticult10
- attended10
- deadline10
- dentated10
- dentiled10
- denudate10
- detailed10
- detained10
- nucleate10
- tentacle10
- tideland10
- tunicate10
- unedited10
- unideaed10
- unleaded10
- citadel10
- cleaned10
- cleated10
- cuttled10
- decline10
- deltaic10
- dialect10
- dictate10
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