Is IRRITANCY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IRRITANCY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
14
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
9
Letters
I (1) + R (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- 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.
Definition
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See the definition of IrritancyHooks for IRRITANCY
IRRITANCY 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 IRRITANCY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cairny11
- trinary10
- canty10
- carny10
- carry10
- rarity9
- city9
- cyan9
- racy9
- citrin8
- iatric8
- nitric8
- rainy8
- tarry8
- tiyin8
- tryna8
- cay8
- cry8
- icy8
- acini7
- actin7
- antic7
- cairn7
- cirri7
- naric7
- ricin7
- triac7
- airy7
- arty7
- ayin7
- nary7
- tiny7
- tiyn7
- tray7
- tyin7
- yarn7
- yirr7
- cain6
- cant6
- carn6
- carr6
- cart6
- cria6
- crit6
- narc6
- any6
- nay6
- ray6
- rya6
- try6
- yar6
- yin6
- riant5
- train5
- act5
- arc5
- can5
- car5
- cat5
- tic5
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