Is LACTATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LACTATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LACTATIONS mean?
Lactations is a form of LACTATION.
- noun
the period following birth during which milk is secreted
“lactation normally continues until weaning”
- noun
the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
- noun
feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 12 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 LACTATIONS
LACTATIONS 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 LACTATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coattails11
- lactation11
- scalation11
- tailcoats11
- altcoins10
- cattails10
- cattalos10
- coattail10
- octantal10
- oscitant10
- santalic10
- statical10
- tactions10
- tailcoat10
- tantalic10
- atonalist9
- saltation9
- stational9
- actinal9
- actions9
- alnicos9
- altcoin9
- asocial9
- astatic9
- atonics9
- canolas9
- cantals9
- catalos9
- cations9
- catlins9
- cattail9
- cattalo9
- citolas9
- coastal9
- coltans9
- octants9
- oilcans9
- sacaton9
- satanic9
- stoical9
- taction9
- tincals9
- alations8
- actins8
- action8
- alnico8
- antics8
- atonic8
- attics8
- canals8
- canola8
- cantal8
- cantos8
- casino8
- casita8
- catalo8
- cation8
- catlin8
- citola8
- coalas8
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