Is INTELLIGENTSIAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INTELLIGENTSIAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INTELLIGENTSIAS mean?
Intelligentsias is a form of INTELLIGENTSIA.
- noun
an educated and intellectual elite
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
15
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) + I (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 16 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 INTELLIGENTSIAS
INTELLIGENTSIAS 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 INTELLIGENTSIAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- intelligentsia15
- tessellating13
- gelatinises12
- genialities12
- gentilities12
- intelligent12
- liltingness12
- tesselating12
- inessential11
- initialness11
- intensities11
- linealities11
- tensilities11
- anglesites11
- eglantines11
- gelatinise11
- genisteins11
- installing11
- instigates11
- instilling11
- legalities11
- legislates11
- lentigines11
- lilangenis11
- listenings11
- sanitising11
- tasselling11
- teaselling11
- tetanising11
- tinselling11
- antielites10
- insanities10
- intestinal10
- intestines10
- latinities10
- littleness10
- saintliest10
- salinities10
- satellites10
- senilities10
- sentential10
- talentless10
- tenantless10
- tinseliest10
- agileness10
- agilities10
- anglesite10
- angstiest10
- antigenes10
- assenting10
- eglantine10
- enlisting10
- ensilages10
- entailing10
- entangles10
- entitling10
- gainliest10
- galenites10
- gantlines10
- gaseities10
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