Is RECONSIDERATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECONSIDERATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECONSIDERATION mean?
- noun
a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision
- noun
thinking again about a choice previously made
“he had second thoughts about his purchase”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
15
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (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 RECONSIDERATION
RECONSIDERATION 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 RECONSIDERATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- consideration16
- containerised16
- inconsiderate16
- redecorations16
- conditioners15
- doctrinaires15
- reconditions15
- reconnoitred15
- recordations15
- redecoration15
- redirections15
- containerise14
- incinerators14
- reconnoiters14
- reconnoitres14
- carotenoids14
- carotinoids14
- conditioner14
- considerate14
- constrained14
- contredanse14
- coordinates14
- cordierites14
- decorations14
- desecration14
- directories14
- doctrinaire14
- incinerated14
- recondition14
- recordation14
- redirection14
- androsterone13
- ancientries13
- cornerstone13
- creatinines13
- incinerates13
- incinerator13
- inerrancies13
- nonreactors13
- nonsecretor13
- reconnoiter13
- reconnoitre13
- recreations13
- ancestored13
- anticodons13
- carotenoid13
- carotinoid13
- cointerred13
- condensate13
- conditions13
- contenders13
- coordinate13
- cordierite13
- cordonnets13
- coresident13
- corianders13
- cretinised13
- deaconries13
- decoration13
- decorators13
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