Is SCISSORTAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCISSORTAILS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCISSORTAILS mean?
Scissortails is a form of SCISSORTAIL.
- noun
grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (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 SCISSORTAILS
SCISSORTAILS 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 SCISSORTAILS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scissortail13
- socialists12
- classists11
- coassists11
- coistrils11
- sciolists11
- silastics11
- socialist11
- aoristic10
- classist10
- clitoris10
- coassist10
- coistril10
- sacrists10
- sciolist10
- scissors10
- silastic10
- solicits10
- triassic10
- assistors9
- castors9
- citolas9
- citrals9
- classis9
- colitis9
- costars9
- crissal9
- italics9
- liassic9
- lictors9
- loricas9
- racists9
- sacrist9
- satiric9
- scissor9
- scotias9
- scrotal9
- silicas9
- socials9
- solicit9
- soritic9
- stoical9
- assistor8
- oralists8
- across8
- actors8
- aortic8
- ascots8
- caroli8
- carols8
- cassis8
- castor8
- citola8
- citral8
- claros8
- clasts8
- coasts8
- coatis8
- coital8
- corals8
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