Is INCANDESCENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INCANDESCENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INCANDESCENT mean?
- adjective
emitting light as a result of being heated
“an incandescent bulb”
- adjective
characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance
“an incandescent performance”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 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 INCANDESCENT
Single letters that turn INCANDESCENT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from INCANDESCENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- candescent15
- incandesce15
- intendances14
- accidents14
- cadencies14
- desiccant14
- desiccate14
- intendance13
- canescent13
- accented13
- accident13
- cadences13
- ascendent12
- instanced12
- tendances12
- acescent12
- nascence12
- accedes12
- cadence12
- scandic12
- tenancies11
- danciest11
- decennia11
- distance11
- enneadic11
- incanted11
- incensed11
- incented11
- indecent11
- scandent11
- tendance11
- accents11
- ascetic11
- science11
- accede11
- sicced11
- ticced11
- ancients10
- canniest10
- canteens10
- cineaste10
- insectan10
- instance10
- nescient10
- candent10
- candies10
- dacites10
- decanes10
- decants10
- deceits10
- descant10
- descent10
- discant10
- enacted10
- encased10
- enticed10
- incased10
- scanned10
- scanted10
- scented10
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