Is HESITANT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HESITANT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HESITANT mean?
- adjective
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 11 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 HESITANT
HESITANT 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 HESITANT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- atheist10
- sheitan10
- staithe10
- sthenia10
- ashine9
- haints9
- hasten9
- saithe9
- shanti9
- shenai9
- snathe9
- tenths9
- thanes9
- theins9
- theist9
- thetas9
- tithes9
- ashen8
- haets8
- haint8
- hanse8
- hants8
- haste8
- hates8
- heats8
- heist8
- hents8
- hints8
- neath8
- saith8
- shent8
- shine8
- shite8
- snath8
- tenth8
- teths8
- thane8
- thein8
- thens8
- theta8
- thine8
- thins8
- tithe8
- instate7
- satinet7
- ahis7
- eath7
- eths7
- haen7
- haes7
- haet7
- hant7
- hast7
- hate7
- hats7
- heat7
- hens7
- hent7
- hest7
- hets7
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