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
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
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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