Is SCANTEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCANTEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCANTEST mean?
Scantest is a form of SCANT.
- adjective
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
“a light pound”
- verb
work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
- verb
limit in quality or quantity
- verb
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
“stint with the allowance”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 10 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 SCANTEST
SCANTEST 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 SCANTEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ascents9
- secants9
- stactes9
- stances9
- ascent8
- castes8
- centas8
- cestas8
- enacts8
- scants8
- scatts8
- scenas8
- scents8
- secant8
- stacte8
- stance8
- acnes7
- canes7
- canst7
- cants7
- cases7
- caste7
- casts7
- cates7
- cents7
- cesta7
- enact7
- scans7
- scant7
- scats7
- scatt7
- scena7
- scent7
- sects7
- taces7
- tacet7
- tacts7
- tecta7
- assent6
- sanest6
- stanes6
- states6
- stents6
- tasset6
- tastes6
- aces6
- acne6
- acts6
- cane6
- cans6
- cant6
- case6
- cast6
- cate6
- cats6
- cent6
- cess6
- sacs6
- scan6
- scat6
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