Is ITALICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ITALICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ITALICS mean?
Italics is a form of ITALIC.
- noun
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
- noun
a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative
- noun
a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
- adjective
characterized by slanting characters
“italic characters”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + S (1) = 9 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 ITALICS
ITALICS 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 ITALICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- italic8
- sialic8
- silica8
- ticals8
- cilia7
- clast7
- clits7
- iliac7
- laics7
- licit7
- salic7
- talcs7
- tical7
- acts6
- asci6
- cals6
- cast6
- cats6
- cist6
- clit6
- lacs6
- laic6
- scat6
- talc6
- tics6
- alist5
- litai5
- litas5
- tails5
- act5
- cal5
- cat5
- cis5
- lac5
- sac5
- sic5
- tic5
- ails4
- aits4
- alit4
- alts4
- ilia4
- last4
- lati4
- lats4
- lias4
- list4
- lits4
- sail4
- salt4
- sati4
- sial4
- silt4
- slat4
- slit4
- tail4
- tali4
- tils4
- ail3
- ais3
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