Is INTERCALARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INTERCALARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INTERCALARY mean?
- 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
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 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 INTERCALARY
INTERCALARY 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 INTERCALARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aliteracy14
- carnality14
- certainly14
- acrylate13
- alacrity13
- analytic13
- arcanely13
- catenary13
- cinerary13
- literacy13
- acylate12
- anticly12
- clarity12
- clayier12
- cyanate12
- cyanite12
- errancy12
- lactary12
- larceny12
- latency12
- nectary12
- tracery12
- treacly12
- erratical11
- lacertian11
- nectarial11
- tarriance11
- arrantly11
- errantly11
- interlay11
- literary11
- acetyl11
- cairny11
- canary11
- carney11
- nicely11
- nicety11
- racily11
- analcite10
- carinate10
- clarinet10
- craniate10
- laitance10
- tailrace10
- anality10
- analyte10
- inertly10
- inlayer10
- irately10
- laniary10
- reality10
- retiary10
- riantly10
- tearily10
- ternary10
- trinary10
- canty10
- carny10
- carry10
- clary10
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