Is REMINISCENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, REMINISCENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does REMINISCENT mean?
- adjective
serving to bring to mind
“cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 15 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 REMINISCENT
REMINISCENT 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 REMINISCENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- increments14
- centesimi13
- cretinism13
- increment13
- reminisce13
- encrinites12
- centimes12
- centrism12
- creminis12
- eremitic12
- meristic12
- minciest12
- scimiter12
- tenesmic12
- trisemic12
- cretinise11
- encrinite11
- incenters11
- insincere11
- reincites11
- cements11
- centime11
- cermets11
- cremini11
- crimine11
- emetics11
- menisci11
- mercies11
- metrics11
- mincers11
- mincier11
- miscite11
- trismic11
- centners10
- cinerins10
- citrines10
- crinites10
- eirenics10
- enmities10
- enterics10
- enticers10
- incenter10
- inciters10
- interims10
- itemiser10
- minister10
- misenter10
- misinter10
- nescient10
- niceties10
- reincite10
- reinsmen10
- secretin10
- cement10
- cermet10
- cremes10
- crimes10
- emetic10
- icemen10
- merces10
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