Is PURITANIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PURITANIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PURITANIC mean?
- adjective
morally rigorous and strict
“puritanic distaste for alcohol”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 PURITANIC
PURITANIC 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 PURITANIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cantrip11
- piratic11
- puranic11
- uranitic10
- catnip10
- pianic10
- puncta10
- curtain9
- puritan9
- capri9
- caput9
- carpi9
- panic9
- uncap9
- anuric8
- citrin8
- iatric8
- nitric8
- rapini8
- tunica8
- turnip8
- unpair8
- uranic8
- uratic8
- carp8
- crap8
- crip8
- pact8
- pica8
- acini7
- actin7
- antic7
- atrip7
- auric7
- cairn7
- cauri7
- cunit7
- curia7
- cutin7
- inapt7
- incur7
- input7
- naric7
- paint7
- patin7
- piani7
- pinta7
- print7
- pruta7
- purin7
- ricin7
- runic7
- tapir7
- triac7
- tunic7
- unapt7
- uncia7
- unica7
- unrip7
- cap7
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