Is IDENTICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IDENTICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IDENTICAL mean?
- adjective
exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
“rows of identical houses”
- adjective
being the exact same one; not any other:
“this is the identical room we stayed in before”
- adjective
(of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum
“identical twins are monovular”
- adjective
having properties with uniform values along all axes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 12 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 IDENTICAL
IDENTICAL 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 IDENTICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- actinide11
- alcidine11
- ciliated11
- ctenidia11
- indicate11
- citadel10
- deltaic10
- dialect10
- edictal10
- identic10
- incited10
- inlaced10
- ciliate9
- cadent9
- candle9
- canted9
- citied9
- cnidae9
- dacite9
- decani9
- decant9
- delict9
- deltic9
- indict9
- lanced9
- talced9
- inedita8
- acetin8
- atelic8
- cantle8
- catlin8
- centai8
- cental8
- client8
- elicit8
- enatic8
- incite8
- inlace8
- italic8
- lancet8
- lectin8
- lentic8
- tincal8
- acned8
- acted8
- alcid8
- cadet8
- caned8
- canid8
- cited8
- clade8
- cnida8
- dance8
- decal8
- decan8
- dicta8
- edict8
- laced8
- nicad8
- alined7
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