Is SENSATIONALISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SENSATIONALISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SENSATIONALISTS mean?
Sensationalists is a form of SENSATIONALIST.
- noun
someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
15
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 15 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 SENSATIONALISTS
SENSATIONALISTS 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 SENSATIONALISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sensationalist14
- assentations12
- nationalises12
- nationalists12
- alienations11
- assentation11
- atonalities11
- nationalise11
- nationalist11
- saintliness11
- sanitations11
- sensational11
- alienation10
- assistants10
- atonalists10
- intestinal10
- isostasies10
- lanosities10
- lineations10
- nanoteslas10
- nasalities10
- natalities10
- saintliest10
- saltations10
- sanitation10
- santolinas10
- satiations10
- sensations10
- siltations10
- siltstones10
- snottiness10
- tantalises10
- toastiness10
- tonalities10
- alienists9
- analities9
- annalists9
- annotates9
- antialien9
- antinoise9
- antsiness9
- assistant9
- assonants9
- assonates9
- astatines9
- atonalist9
- insatiate9
- insistent9
- insolates9
- insolents9
- intonates9
- lenitions9
- lineation9
- loiasises9
- nanotesla9
- nasalises9
- nastiness9
- natations9
- nationals9
- nattiness9
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