Is SCINTILLATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCINTILLATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCINTILLATED mean?
Scintillated is a form of SCINTILLATE.
- verb
give off
“the substance scintillated sparks and flashes”
- verb
reflect brightly
“Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside”
- verb
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
“Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?”
- verb
physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
“the phosphor fluoresced”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 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 SCINTILLATED
SCINTILLATED 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 SCINTILLATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scintillate13
- catlinites12
- scintillae12
- actinides12
- andesitic12
- candlelit12
- declinist12
- deistical12
- identical12
- indicates12
- distillate11
- catlinite11
- inelastic11
- sciential11
- scintilla11
- actinide11
- alcidine11
- cedillas11
- ciliated11
- citadels11
- ctenidia11
- danciest11
- dialects11
- dictates11
- dictiest11
- distance11
- distinct11
- indicate11
- laicised11
- latticed11
- nictated11
- sciaenid11
- daintiest10
- denialist10
- disentail10
- dittanies10
- installed10
- instilled10
- landsleit10
- tailslide10
- allicins10
- canistel10
- canities10
- ciliates10
- cliental10
- entastic10
- lattices10
- listicle10
- nictates10
- salicine10
- silicate10
- talciest10
- tetanics10
- calends10
- candies10
- candles10
- castled10
- cedilla10
- citadel10
- cladist10
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