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
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 11
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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