Is PARTICIPANTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARTICIPANTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARTICIPANTS mean?
Participants is a form of PARTICIPANT.
- noun
someone who takes part in an activity
“he was a major player in setting up the corporation”
- noun
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + P (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 18 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 PARTICIPANTS
PARTICIPANTS 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 PARTICIPANTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- participant17
- patricians14
- papricas14
- cantraips13
- parasitic13
- patrician13
- patristic13
- paprica13
- priapic13
- antiracist12
- cantraip12
- cantraps12
- cantrips12
- captains12
- pitapats12
- rappinis12
- tipcarts12
- trippant12
- antipasti11
- cantrap11
- cantrip11
- capstan11
- captain11
- captans11
- catnaps11
- catnips11
- papains11
- parsnip11
- picaras11
- piratic11
- piscina11
- pitapat11
- rappini11
- tipcart11
- tipcats11
- actinias10
- apiarist10
- artistic10
- aspirant10
- carnitas10
- castrati10
- partisan10
- partitas10
- spartina10
- transact10
- triptans10
- capias10
- capita10
- capris10
- captan10
- catnap10
- catnip10
- nappas10
- panics10
- papain10
- pianic10
- picara10
- pipits10
- priapi10
- script10
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