Is ELUCIDATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ELUCIDATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ELUCIDATES mean?
Elucidates is a form of ELUCIDATE.
- verb
make clear and (more) comprehensible
“clarify the mystery surrounding her death”
- verb
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
“Could you clarify these remarks?”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + L (1) + U (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + A (1) + T (1) + E (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 ELUCIDATES
ELUCIDATES 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 ELUCIDATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- delicates12
- elucidate12
- citadels11
- delicate11
- dialects11
- educates11
- lucidest11
- sulcated11
- leucites10
- castled10
- caudles10
- cedulas10
- citadel10
- cladist10
- cleated10
- dacites10
- deceits10
- deciles10
- delicts10
- deltaic10
- descale10
- dialect10
- ductile10
- dulcets10
- edictal10
- educate10
- seclude10
- sluiced10
- auditees9
- leadiest9
- celesta9
- cutesie9
- elastic9
- euclase9
- laciest9
- latices9
- leucite9
- lucites9
- luetics9
- sectile9
- sulcate9
- alcids9
- cadets9
- caudle9
- caulds9
- caused9
- ceased9
- cedula9
- ceiled9
- cisted9
- clades9
- dacite9
- decals9
- deceit9
- decile9
- deices9
- delict9
- deltic9
- deuces9
- dicast9
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