Is NICTATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NICTATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NICTATIONS mean?
Nictations is a form of NICTATION.
- noun
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + I (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 FriendsNot listed
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 NICTATIONS
NICTATIONS 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 NICTATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- citations11
- inactions11
- incitants11
- nictation11
- nonstatic11
- onanistic11
- actinons10
- canonist10
- citation10
- constant10
- contains10
- inaction10
- incitant10
- instinct10
- nicotins10
- oscitant10
- sanction10
- sonantic10
- stiction10
- tactions10
- actinon9
- actions9
- anionic9
- atonics9
- cantons9
- cations9
- contain9
- incants9
- niacins9
- nicotin9
- octants9
- stannic9
- taction9
- titanic9
- ostinati8
- actins8
- action8
- anisic8
- antics8
- atonic8
- attics8
- cannot8
- canons8
- canton8
- cantos8
- casini8
- casino8
- cation8
- coatis8
- conins8
- cotans8
- cottas8
- incant8
- intact8
- ionics8
- nastic8
- niacin8
- octans8
- octant8
- otitic8
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