Is ETHNICITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ETHNICITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ETHNICITY mean?
- noun
an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
“ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + T (1) + H (4) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 17 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 ETHNICITY
ETHNICITY 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 ETHNICITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chitty14
- hyenic14
- tetchy14
- titchy14
- itchy13
- techy13
- ichnite12
- titchie12
- yech12
- chitin11
- echini11
- ethnic11
- nicety11
- thetic11
- tythe11
- chine10
- ethic10
- niche10
- tench10
- titch10
- yince10
- hyte10
- they10
- entity9
- chin9
- chit9
- city9
- echt9
- etch9
- inch9
- itch9
- tech9
- hey9
- thy9
- yeh9
- incite8
- netty8
- nitty8
- tenth8
- tenty8
- thein8
- thine8
- tithe8
- tiyin8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- icy8
- tinct7
- hent7
- hint7
- teth7
- then7
- thin7
- tiny7
- tiyn7
- tyin7
- tyne7
- yeti7
- yett7
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