Is SCANTINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCANTINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCANTINESSES mean?
Scantinesses is a form of SCANTINESS.
- noun
the quality of being meager
“an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (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 SCANTINESSES
SCANTINESSES 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 SCANTINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scantnesses13
- scantiness12
- antsinesses11
- nastinesses11
- asciteses11
- cineastes11
- ecstasies11
- incessant11
- instances11
- nescients11
- scantness11
- tenancies11
- ancients10
- canniest10
- canteens10
- cassenes10
- cassines10
- cassises10
- centesis10
- cineaste10
- cineasts10
- incenses10
- insectan10
- instance10
- nescient10
- niceness10
- scanties10
- antisense9
- antsiness9
- insensate9
- nastiness9
- acetins9
- ancient9
- ascents9
- asceses9
- ascesis9
- ascites9
- canines9
- canteen9
- caseins9
- cassene9
- cassine9
- cetanes9
- cineast9
- ectases9
- ectasis9
- encases9
- encinas9
- entices9
- incants9
- incases9
- incense9
- incents9
- incests9
- insects9
- nascent9
- seances9
- secants9
- senecas9
- stances9
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