Is INTERCALARIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INTERCALARIES is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 15 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INTERCALARIES mean?
Intercalaries is a form of INTERCALARY.
- adjective
having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year: "Feb. 29 is an intercalary day"
“a leap year is an intercalary year”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
13
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 INTERCALARIES
INTERCALARIES 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 INTERCALARIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- interracials14
- aliteracies13
- carnalities13
- interracial13
- rectilinear13
- secretarial13
- alacrities12
- anticaries12
- catenaries12
- centralise12
- cinerarias12
- interlaces12
- lacertians12
- lacertines12
- linecaster12
- literacies12
- tarriances12
- arterialise11
- acierates11
- analcites11
- ancestral11
- anelastic11
- arsenical11
- ascertain11
- careerist11
- cartelise11
- caseinate11
- centiares11
- centraler11
- certainer11
- cineraria11
- cisternae11
- cisternal11
- clarinets11
- clarities11
- craniates11
- creatines11
- cretinise11
- criterial11
- eirenical11
- eristical11
- errancies11
- erratical11
- increaser11
- inelastic11
- insectile11
- interlace11
- interrace11
- iterances11
- lacerates11
- lacertian11
- lacertine11
- laciniate11
- laitances11
- larceners11
- larcenies11
- larcenist11
- latencies11
- nectarial11
- nectaries11
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