Is NICTITATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NICTITATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NICTITATED mean?
Nictitated is a form of NICTITATE.
- verb
briefly shut the eyes
“The TV announcer never seems to blink”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 13 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 NICTITATED
NICTITATED 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 NICTITATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nictitate11
- actinide11
- ctenidia11
- indicate11
- nictated11
- dictate10
- identic10
- incited10
- tincted10
- nictate9
- tetanic9
- titanic9
- cadent9
- canted9
- catted9
- citied9
- cnidae9
- dacite9
- decani9
- decant9
- indict9
- titanite8
- inedita8
- tainted8
- acetin8
- cattie8
- centai8
- enatic8
- incite8
- intact8
- acned8
- acted8
- cadet8
- caned8
- canid8
- cited8
- cnida8
- dance8
- decan8
- dicta8
- edict8
- nicad8
- attend7
- detain7
- indite7
- nidate7
- tatted7
- tineid7
- tinted7
- acini7
- actin7
- antic7
- attic7
- enact7
- tacet7
- tacit7
- tecta7
- tinct7
- aced7
- acid7
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