Is RESTRICTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RESTRICTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RESTRICTIONS mean?
Restrictions is a form of RESTRICTION.
- noun
a principle that limits the extent of something
“I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements”
- noun
an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
- noun
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
“the restriction of the infection to a focal area”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
12
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (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 RESTRICTIONS
RESTRICTIONS 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 RESTRICTIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- restriction13
- trisections13
- cornetists12
- criterions12
- eroticists12
- intercross12
- strictions12
- tricotines12
- trisection12
- trisectors12
- centrists11
- corneitis11
- cornetist11
- criterion11
- eroticist11
- isosteric11
- recisions11
- resorcins11
- restricts11
- scientist11
- stictions11
- striction11
- tortrices11
- tricornes11
- tricotine11
- trisector11
- centrist10
- cisterns10
- cistrons10
- citrines10
- citterns10
- cointers10
- contests10
- contrite10
- cornetti10
- cornetts10
- corniest10
- cottiers10
- crinites10
- critters10
- crosiers10
- crosstie10
- crostini10
- eristics10
- incisors10
- inciters10
- necrosis10
- noticers10
- osteitic10
- recision10
- resorcin10
- restrict10
- scorners10
- scotties10
- sections10
- sericins10
- soricine10
- stenotic10
- stiction10
- stricter10
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