Is SCANDENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCANDENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCANDENT mean?
- adjective
used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb
“plants of a creeping or scandent nature”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 11 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 SCANDENT
SCANDENT 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 SCANDENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- candent10
- decants10
- descant10
- scanned10
- scanted10
- nascent9
- ascend9
- cadent9
- cadets9
- canned9
- canted9
- dances9
- decans9
- decant9
- stanned8
- ascent8
- centas8
- enacts8
- secant8
- stance8
- acned8
- acted8
- cades8
- cadet8
- caned8
- cased8
- daces8
- dance8
- decan8
- scend8
- staned7
- tanned7
- acnes7
- canes7
- canst7
- cants7
- caste7
- cates7
- cents7
- cesta7
- enact7
- scant7
- scena7
- scent7
- taces7
- aced7
- cade7
- cads7
- dace7
- scad7
- anenst6
- anted6
- dates6
- deans6
- dents6
- saned6
- sated6
- sedan6
- stade6
- stand6
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