Is SCINTILLATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCINTILLATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCINTILLATES mean?
Scintillates 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
14
Scrabble
18
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) + 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 SCINTILLATES
SCINTILLATES 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 SCINTILLATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scintillate13
- catlinites12
- sanctities12
- scintillae12
- scintillas12
- canistels11
- catlinite11
- cattiness11
- inelastic11
- licitness11
- listicles11
- salicines11
- scantiest11
- sciential11
- scientist11
- scintilla11
- silicates11
- tacitness11
- saintliest10
- allicins10
- canistel10
- canities10
- cellists10
- ciliates10
- cineasts10
- cliental10
- elastics10
- entastic10
- laciness10
- laicises10
- lattices10
- listicle10
- nictates10
- salicine10
- salicins10
- sanicles10
- scaliest10
- scantest10
- scanties10
- silastic10
- silicate10
- silicles10
- statices10
- stencils10
- tactless10
- talciest10
- tetanics10
- alienists9
- niellists9
- satiniest9
- slantiest9
- stilliest9
- taintless9
- acetins9
- allicin9
- ascents9
- ascites9
- callets9
- cantles9
- caseins9
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