Is HESITANCIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HESITANCIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HESITANCIES mean?
Hesitancies is a form of HESITANCY.
- noun
a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
- noun
a certain degree of unwillingness
“a reluctance to commit himself”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 HESITANCIES
HESITANCIES 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 HESITANCIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hesitances15
- asthenics14
- ethicians14
- hesitance14
- itchiness14
- achiness13
- asthenic13
- chanties13
- chastens13
- chastise13
- chiantis13
- chintses13
- echinate13
- encashes13
- enchases13
- escheats13
- ethician13
- ichnites13
- nacheses13
- shitcans13
- sithence13
- snatches13
- snitches13
- stanches13
- stenches13
- asthenies12
- achenes12
- achiest12
- aitches12
- chaines12
- chaises12
- chasten12
- chianti12
- chinses12
- chitins12
- enchase12
- escheat12
- ethnics12
- ichnite12
- sachets12
- scathes12
- seiches12
- shitcan12
- sitches12
- sthenic12
- teaches12
- techies12
- tenches12
- cineastes11
- antheses11
- anthesis11
- esthesia11
- shanties11
- sheitans11
- shiniest11
- shinties11
- sthenias11
- achene11
- canthi11
- cashes11
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