Is HESITANCY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HESITANCY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HESITANCY mean?
- 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
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 17 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 HESITANCY
HESITANCY 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 HESITANCY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chanteys16
- yachties16
- chantey15
- hyaenic15
- snatchy15
- stenchy15
- yachtie15
- chanty14
- chesty14
- hyenic14
- scythe14
- yachts14
- asthenic13
- chanties13
- cyanites13
- astheny13
- shantey13
- chays13
- itchy13
- synch13
- techy13
- yacht13
- yechs13
- achiest12
- aitches12
- chaines12
- chasten12
- cyanite12
- cystein12
- cystine12
- ethnics12
- shitcan12
- sthenic12
- hyenas12
- shanty12
- shinty12
- achy12
- chay12
- yech12
- canthi11
- chaine11
- chains11
- chaise11
- chants11
- chaste11
- cheats11
- chinas11
- chines11
- chinse11
- chints11
- encash11
- encyst11
- ethics11
- ethnic11
- hances11
- inches11
- itches11
- naches11
- nicety11
- niches11
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