Is GESTATIONAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GESTATIONAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GESTATIONAL mean?
- adjective
of or relating to gestation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
G (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (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 GESTATIONAL
GESTATIONAL 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 GESTATIONAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alginates10
- analogies10
- analogise10
- analogist10
- gelations10
- gestation10
- legations10
- nostalgia10
- tailgates10
- tangliest10
- atonalist9
- saltation9
- stational9
- tantalise9
- agential9
- agitates9
- alginate9
- antilogs9
- estating9
- gantlets9
- gasoline9
- gelatins9
- gelation9
- genitals9
- goatiest9
- latigoes9
- legation9
- otalgias9
- otalgies9
- sagittal9
- settling9
- slatting9
- slotting9
- solating9
- stagnate9
- stealing9
- taglines9
- tailgate9
- tangelos9
- tangiest9
- toasting9
- totaling9
- alations8
- astatine8
- atlantes8
- elations8
- insolate8
- sanitate8
- toenails8
- totalise8
- against8
- agitate8
- agitato8
- agnails8
- agnates8
- agnosia8
- agonies8
- agonise8
- agonist8
- aiglets8
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