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
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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