Is INCIDENTALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INCIDENTALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INCIDENTALS mean?
Incidentals is a form of INCIDENTAL.
- adjective
(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
“incidental expenses”
- noun
(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
“he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses”
- noun
an item that is incidental
- adjective
not of prime or central importance
“nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (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 INCIDENTALS
INCIDENTALS 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 INCIDENTALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- incidental13
- anticlines12
- actinides12
- andesitic12
- declinist12
- deistical12
- identical12
- incidents12
- indicants12
- indicates12
- instanced12
- anticline11
- inelastic11
- sciential11
- actinide11
- alcidine11
- ciliated11
- citadels11
- ctenidia11
- danciest11
- dialects11
- distance11
- incanted11
- incident11
- inclined11
- indicans11
- indicant11
- indicate11
- laicised11
- scandent11
- sciaenid11
- denialist10
- disentail10
- ancients10
- canistel10
- canities10
- canniest10
- ciliates10
- inclines10
- insectan10
- instance10
- salicine10
- silicate10
- calends10
- candent10
- candies10
- candles10
- castled10
- citadel10
- cladist10
- dacites10
- decants10
- deistic10
- delicts10
- deltaic10
- descant10
- dialect10
- diciest10
- discant10
- edictal10
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