Is OSCILLATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OSCILLATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OSCILLATES mean?
Oscillates is a form of OSCILLATE.
- verb
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
“He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement”
- verb
move or swing from side to side regularly
“the needle on the meter was oscillating”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + S (1) + C (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (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 OSCILLATES
OSCILLATES 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 OSCILLATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- localises11
- localists11
- localites11
- oscillate11
- teocallis11
- calloses10
- cellists10
- celosias10
- coaliest10
- coalless10
- coatless10
- collates10
- elastics10
- lactoses10
- localise10
- localist10
- localite10
- scaliest10
- societal10
- solecist10
- solstice10
- teocalli10
- aloetic9
- ascites9
- callets9
- callose9
- castles9
- cellist9
- celosia9
- citolas9
- citoles9
- closest9
- closets9
- collate9
- collets9
- collies9
- cosiest9
- ectasis9
- elastic9
- laciest9
- lactose9
- latices9
- locales9
- locates9
- loessic9
- ossicle9
- scillas9
- scotias9
- socials9
- solaces9
- stoical9
- talcose9
- isolates8
- loessial8
- tailless8
- tallises8
- ascots8
- atelic8
- callet8
- castes8
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