Is ECCENTRICITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ECCENTRICITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ECCENTRICITY mean?
- noun
strange and unconventional behavior
- noun
(geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis
“a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity”
- noun
a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
E (1) + C (3) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 21 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 ECCENTRICITY
ECCENTRICITY 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 ECCENTRICITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- centricity17
- reticency16
- eccentric15
- intercity14
- recency14
- cecity13
- tricity12
- cynic12
- entirety11
- eternity11
- centric11
- eccrine11
- icteric11
- nicety11
- yttric11
- reincite10
- reticent10
- trinity10
- citric10
- cretic10
- critic10
- yince10
- citrine9
- cittern9
- crinite9
- eirenic9
- enteric9
- enticer9
- inciter9
- neritic9
- entity9
- nitery9
- cerci9
- ceric9
- ictic9
- recce9
- city9
- intertie8
- retinite8
- center8
- centre8
- cerite8
- citrin8
- cretin8
- entice8
- incite8
- irenic8
- nitric8
- recent8
- recite8
- tenrec8
- tercet8
- tierce8
- entry8
- eyrie8
- netty8
- nitty8
- teeny8
- tenty8
- tiyin8
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