Is EVANESCENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EVANESCENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EVANESCENT mean?
- adjective
tending to vanish like vapor
“evanescent beauty”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + V (4) + A (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 15 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 EVANESCENT
EVANESCENT 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 EVANESCENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- evanesce13
- venenates12
- venenate11
- canteens10
- sentence10
- evenest10
- venenes10
- caves10
- canteen9
- cetanes9
- nascent9
- tenaces9
- events9
- steeve9
- veenas9
- venene9
- vestee9
- cave9
- vacs9
- ascent8
- centas8
- cetane8
- enacts8
- encase8
- seance8
- secant8
- seneca8
- stance8
- tenace8
- avens8
- eaves8
- evens8
- event8
- naves8
- neves8
- seven8
- stave8
- vanes8
- veena8
- venae8
- vents8
- vesta8
- vac8
- neatens7
- acnes7
- canes7
- canst7
- cants7
- caste7
- cates7
- cease7
- cense7
- cents7
- cesta7
- cetes7
- enact7
- scant7
- scena7
- scene7
- scent7
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