Is EXSICCATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXSICCATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXSICCATING mean?
Exsiccating is a form of EXSICCATE.
- verb
lose water or moisture
“In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + S (1) + I (1) + C (3) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 23 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 EXSICCATING
EXSICCATING 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 EXSICCATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- exacting18
- excising18
- exciting18
- existing16
- inexact16
- exiting15
- sexting15
- taxiing15
- axenic15
- exacts15
- antisex14
- sextain14
- sexing14
- taxing14
- exact14
- xenic14
- axites13
- nixies13
- sextan13
- taxies13
- xenias13
- axing13
- exing13
- siccing12
- ticcing12
- axite12
- exist12
- exits12
- ixias12
- nexts12
- nixes12
- nixie12
- sixte12
- taxes12
- taxis12
- texas12
- xenia12
- accents11
- actinic11
- ascetic11
- ascitic11
- sciatic11
- axes11
- axis11
- exit11
- ixia11
- next11
- nixe11
- sext11
- taxi11
- canities10
- actings10
- cagiest10
- casting10
- ceasing10
- incages10
- accent10
- acetic10
- acinic10
- cantic10
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