Is NEPOTISTIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEPOTISTIC 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
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + P (3) + O (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 14 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.
Definition
Looking for what Nepotistic means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of NepotisticHooks for NEPOTISTIC
NEPOTISTIC 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 NEPOTISTIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- opticist12
- petitions11
- pointiest11
- entopic11
- incepts11
- inspect11
- nepotic11
- pectins11
- piscine11
- poetics11
- psionic11
- nepotist10
- osteitic10
- petition10
- stenotic10
- stiction10
- tonetics10
- copens10
- copies10
- incept10
- optics10
- pectin10
- picots10
- pionic10
- poetic10
- ponces10
- ptotic10
- septic10
- topics10
- contest9
- eosinic9
- incites9
- nicoise9
- notices9
- pietist9
- piniest9
- pinites9
- pintoes9
- pointes9
- potties9
- scottie9
- section9
- sinopie9
- tiepins9
- tiptoes9
- tonetic9
- copen9
- copes9
- copse9
- epics9
- optic9
- picot9
- pisco9
- ponce9
- scope9
- sepic9
- spect9
- spice9
- topic9
- centos8
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