Is LANCEOLATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LANCEOLATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LANCEOLATE mean?
- adjective
(of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + O (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (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 LANCEOLATE
LANCEOLATE 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 LANCEOLATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- allocate10
- lancelet10
- ocellate10
- acetone9
- callant9
- canella9
- catenae9
- collate9
- colleen9
- lacteal9
- lactean9
- lactone9
- nacelle9
- acetal8
- anlace8
- callan8
- callee8
- callet8
- canola8
- cantal8
- cantle8
- catalo8
- catena8
- cellae8
- cenote8
- cental8
- cetane8
- clonal8
- coatee8
- collet8
- coltan8
- enlace8
- lancet8
- locale8
- locate8
- octane8
- tenace8
- aceta7
- calla7
- canal7
- canoe7
- canto7
- cella7
- cello7
- cento7
- clean7
- cleat7
- clone7
- coala7
- conte7
- cotan7
- eclat7
- elect7
- enact7
- lance7
- local7
- ocean7
- octal7
- octan7
- oncet7
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