Is SELACHIAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SELACHIAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SELACHIAN mean?
- noun
any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + A (1) + N (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 SELACHIAN
Single letters that turn SELACHIAN 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
Words you can make from SELACHIAN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- achenial13
- cleanish13
- chaines12
- lanches12
- lichens12
- ashcan11
- calash11
- chaine11
- chains11
- chaise11
- chanas11
- chelas11
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chinas11
- chines11
- chinse11
- chisel11
- encash11
- hances11
- heliac11
- inches11
- laches11
- laichs11
- lichen11
- liches11
- nachas11
- naches11
- niches11
- canalise10
- inhales10
- aches10
- chain10
- chais10
- chana10
- chase10
- chela10
- chias10
- chiel10
- chile10
- china10
- chine10
- chins10
- clash10
- hance10
- laich10
- lanch10
- leach10
- niche10
- anlaces9
- inlaces9
- sanicle9
- scaleni9
- ashine9
- hansel9
- inhale9
- sheila9
- shenai9
- ache9
- cash9
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