Is SCIENTIFIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCIENTIFIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCIENTIFIC mean?
- adjective
of or relating to the practice of science
“scientific journals”
- adjective
conforming with the principles or methods used in science
“a scientific approach”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) = 17 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 SCIENTIFIC
SCIENTIFIC 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 SCIENTIFIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- citifies13
- infects12
- ficins11
- fistic11
- infect11
- finites10
- nifties10
- scenic10
- fices10
- ficin10
- incites9
- feints9
- finest9
- finite9
- infest9
- ictic9
- fice9
- fisc9
- cities8
- iciest8
- incest8
- incise8
- incite8
- insect8
- nicest8
- feint8
- feist8
- fines8
- finis8
- neifs8
- cents7
- cesti7
- cines7
- cites7
- etics7
- scent7
- since7
- efts7
- fens7
- fest7
- fets7
- fine7
- fins7
- fist7
- fits7
- neif7
- seif7
- sift7
- seniti6
- cent6
- cine6
- cist6
- cite6
- etic6
- ices6
- nice6
- sect6
- sice6
- tecs6
- tics6
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