Is ELEPHANTINE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ELEPHANTINE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ELEPHANTINE mean?
- adjective
of great mass; huge and bulky
“a jumbo jet”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 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 ELEPHANTINE
ELEPHANTINE 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 ELEPHANTINE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nepheline14
- nephelite14
- elaphine13
- elephant13
- nepenthe13
- haplite12
- haptene12
- heeltap12
- heptane12
- phenate12
- theanine11
- hapten11
- hatpin11
- peahen11
- plinth11
- petaline10
- tapeline10
- lethean10
- theelin10
- aleph10
- phial10
- elapine9
- enplane9
- epilate9
- pantile9
- penlite9
- pennate9
- pentane9
- pentene9
- pileate9
- pinnate9
- ethane9
- ethene9
- halite9
- hantle9
- inhale9
- theine9
- thenal9
- epha9
- heap9
- help9
- path9
- phat9
- pith9
- alpine8
- aplite8
- leptin8
- nepeta8
- pantie8
- patine8
- pelite8
- penial8
- penile8
- pennae8
- pennia8
- pineal8
- pinene8
- pineta8
- pinnae8
- pinnal8
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