Is SECTARIANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SECTARIANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SECTARIANS mean?
Sectarians is a form of SECTARIAN.
- noun
a member of a sect
“most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect”
- adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects
“sectarian differences”
- adjective
belonging to or characteristic of a sect
“a sectarian mind”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 10
S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 12 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 SECTARIANS
SECTARIANS 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.
Anagrams of SECTARIANS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SECTARIANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ascertains12
- ascertain11
- canisters11
- caritases11
- cesarians11
- craniates11
- estancias11
- sacristan11
- scenarist11
- sectarian11
- staircase11
- acarines10
- acrasins10
- arcsines10
- arsenics10
- canaries10
- canister10
- carinate10
- carnitas10
- caterans10
- ceratins10
- cesarian10
- cineasts10
- cisterna10
- cisterns10
- craniate10
- creatins10
- estancia10
- narcists10
- raciness10
- sarcinae10
- sarcinas10
- scantier10
- scanties10
- scariest10
- tacrines10
- santerias9
- seatrains9
- acarine9
- acetins9
- acrasin9
- actress9
- ancress9
- anticar9
- arcsine9
- arnicas9
- arsenic9
- ascaris9
- ascents9
- ascites9
- atresic9
- caesars9
- canters9
- carates9
- carinae9
- carinas9
- caritas9
- carnets9
- carnies9
- caseins9
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