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
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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