Is OSTENTATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OSTENTATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OSTENTATIONS mean?
Ostentations is a form of OSTENTATION.
- noun
a gaudy outward display
- noun
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- noun
pretentious or showy or vulgar display
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
12
Letters
O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + 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 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 OSTENTATIONS
OSTENTATIONS 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 OSTENTATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ostentation11
- attentions10
- attention9
- intonates9
- nattiness9
- notations9
- ostinatos9
- sensation9
- snootiest9
- snottiest9
- stannites9
- tattiness9
- tinstones9
- toastiest9
- antsiest8
- astonies8
- enations8
- insanest8
- instants8
- instates8
- intonate8
- isotones8
- nastiest8
- nattiest8
- notation8
- onanists8
- ostinato8
- satinets8
- sonatine8
- sootiest8
- stanines8
- stannite8
- stations8
- stoniest8
- tastiest8
- tennists8
- tensions8
- testoons8
- tinstone8
- titaness8
- tontines8
- tootsies8
- tostones8
- anoints7
- atonies7
- attests7
- enation7
- entasis7
- etatist7
- inanest7
- instant7
- instate7
- intents7
- intones7
- ionones7
- isotone7
- nasions7
- nasties7
- nations7
- nosiest7
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