Is POLITICIAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLITICIAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLITICIAN mean?
- noun
a leader engaged in civil administration
- noun
a person active in party politics
- noun
a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + A (1) + N (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 POLITICIAN
Single letters that turn POLITICIAN into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from POLITICIAN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- plication13
- optician12
- platinic12
- platonic12
- ciliation11
- aplitic11
- capitol11
- caption11
- cipolin11
- coalpit11
- incipit11
- optical11
- paction11
- picolin11
- politic11
- topical11
- atopic10
- caplin10
- catnip10
- inclip10
- pianic10
- pionic10
- altcoin9
- pinitol9
- pintail9
- capon9
- capot9
- clapt9
- clipt9
- coapt9
- copal9
- optic9
- panic9
- pical9
- picot9
- plica9
- topic9
- action8
- alnico8
- atonic8
- cation8
- catlin8
- citola8
- coital8
- coltan8
- italic8
- oilcan8
- plaint8
- pliant8
- pontil8
- tincal8
- capo8
- clap8
- clip8
- clop8
- copi8
- pact8
- pica8
- initial7
- acini7
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