Is HESITANCE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HESITANCE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HESITANCE mean?
- noun
a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) = 14 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 HESITANCE
Single letters that turn HESITANCE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from HESITANCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- asthenic13
- chanties13
- echinate13
- sithence13
- achenes12
- achiest12
- aitches12
- chaines12
- chasten12
- enchase12
- escheat12
- ethnics12
- shitcan12
- sthenic12
- teaches12
- techies12
- tenches12
- achene11
- canthi11
- chaine11
- chains11
- chaise11
- chants11
- chaste11
- cheats11
- chinas11
- chines11
- chinse11
- chints11
- encash11
- etches11
- ethics11
- ethnic11
- hances11
- inches11
- itches11
- naches11
- niches11
- sachet11
- scathe11
- seiche11
- snatch11
- snitch11
- stanch11
- stench11
- taches11
- techie11
- thecae11
- thence11
- cineaste10
- ethanes10
- sheitan10
- sthenia10
- theines10
- aches10
- aitch10
- caths10
- chain10
- chais10
- chant10
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