Is SECANT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SECANT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SECANT mean?
- noun
a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
- noun
ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 8 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 SECANT
Single letters that turn SECANT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of SECANT
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SECANT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ascent8
- centas8
- enacts8
- stance8
- acnes7
- canes7
- canst7
- cants7
- caste7
- cates7
- cents7
- cesta7
- enact7
- scant7
- scena7
- scent7
- taces7
- aces6
- acne6
- acts6
- cane6
- cans6
- cant6
- case6
- cast6
- cate6
- cats6
- cent6
- scan6
- scat6
- sect6
- tace6
- tecs6
- antes5
- etnas5
- nates5
- neats5
- stane5
- ace5
- act5
- can5
- cat5
- sac5
- sec5
- tec5
- anes4
- ante4
- ants4
- ates4
- east4
- eats4
- etas4
- etna4
- naes4
- neat4
- nest4
- nets4
- sane4
- sate4
- seat4
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