Is HESITATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HESITATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HESITATIONS mean?
Hesitations is a form of HESITATION.
- noun
indecision in speech or action
- noun
a certain degree of unwillingness
“a reluctance to commit himself”
- noun
the act of pausing uncertainly
“there was a hesitation in his speech”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (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 HESITATIONS
HESITATIONS 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 HESITATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- antithesis13
- hesitation13
- athetosis12
- thionates12
- tithonias12
- anthesis11
- astonish11
- atheists11
- hastiest11
- hesitant11
- histones11
- shanties11
- sheitans11
- shiniest11
- shinties11
- staithes11
- sthenias11
- stithies11
- thionate11
- tithonia11
- ashiest10
- atheist10
- ethions10
- hastens10
- hessian10
- histone10
- hoisins10
- hotness10
- hotties10
- shantis10
- sheitan10
- shenais10
- shotten10
- sithens10
- snathes10
- sottish10
- staithe10
- sthenia10
- stonish10
- tahinis10
- theists10
- satiniest9
- ashine9
- ethion9
- ethnos9
- haints9
- hanses9
- hasten9
- hastes9
- heists9
- hoises9
- hoisin9
- hoists9
- honest9
- hostas9
- hottie9
- noshes9
- saithe9
- shanti9
- shenai9
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