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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?

  1. adjective

    exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different

    “rows of identical houses”

  2. adjective

    being the exact same one; not any other:

    “this is the identical room we stayed in before”

  3. adjective

    (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum

    “identical twins are monovular”

  4. adjective

    having properties with uniform values along all axes

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9

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.

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