Is PESTILENTIAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PESTILENTIAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PESTILENTIAL mean?
- adjective
likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
“a pestilential malignancy in the air”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 14 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 PESTILENTIAL
PESTILENTIAL 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 PESTILENTIAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- paillettes12
- penalities12
- pistillate12
- antisleep11
- paillette11
- paintiest11
- palletise11
- pallettes11
- panellist11
- penalties11
- pestilent11
- plantlets11
- platelets11
- platinise11
- tapelines11
- tinplates11
- antielites10
- alpinist10
- antipill10
- antislip10
- epilates10
- ineptest10
- palettes10
- pallette10
- palliest10
- panelist10
- pantiles10
- pastille10
- patients10
- peatiest10
- penalise10
- penlites10
- petaline10
- pintails10
- plainest10
- plantlet10
- platelet10
- platiest10
- plenties10
- sepaline10
- spinelle10
- splenial10
- tailspin10
- tapeline10
- tinplate10
- antielite9
- satellite9
- tenailles9
- alpines9
- aplites9
- elapine9
- ellipse9
- epilate9
- epistle9
- leptins9
- nepetas9
- palette9
- paliest9
- pallets9
- panties9
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