Is FONTANELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FONTANELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FONTANELS mean?
Fontanels is a form of FONTANEL.
- noun
any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 12 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 FONTANELS
FONTANELS 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 FONTANELS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fontanel11
- folates10
- nonself10
- teflons10
- fanons9
- fasten9
- felons9
- festal9
- flanes9
- floats9
- flotas9
- foetal9
- folate9
- fontal9
- nonfat9
- soften9
- teflon9
- alefs8
- aloft8
- false8
- fanes8
- fanon8
- fanos8
- fates8
- fatso8
- feast8
- feats8
- felon8
- felts8
- festa8
- fetal8
- fetas8
- flans8
- flats8
- fleas8
- float8
- floes8
- flota8
- foals8
- fonts8
- leafs8
- lefts8
- loafs8
- lofts8
- often8
- softa8
- etalons7
- tolanes7
- alef7
- efts7
- fane7
- fano7
- fans7
- fast7
- fate7
- fats7
- feal7
- feat7
- felt7
- fens7
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