Is SCINTILLANT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCINTILLANT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCINTILLANT mean?
- adjective
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
“bugle beads all aglitter”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 13 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 SCINTILLANT
SCINTILLANT 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 SCINTILLANT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- incitants11
- scintilla11
- allicins10
- incitant10
- instinct10
- allicin9
- catlins9
- incants9
- incisal9
- italics9
- niacins9
- salicin9
- stannic9
- tincals9
- titanic9
- actins8
- anisic8
- antics8
- attics8
- casini8
- catlin8
- clinal8
- incant8
- intact8
- italic8
- lilacs8
- linacs8
- nastic8
- niacin8
- scilla8
- sialic8
- silica8
- static8
- tannic8
- ticals8
- tincal8
- tincts8
- anilins7
- install7
- instant7
- instill7
- lattins7
- tallits7
- titians7
- acini7
- actin7
- antic7
- attic7
- cains7
- calls7
- canst7
- cants7
- cilia7
- clans7
- clast7
- clits7
- iliac7
- laics7
- licit7
- lilac7
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