Is SIGNIFICANT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SIGNIFICANT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SIGNIFICANT mean?
- adjective
important in effect or meaning
“a significant change in tax laws”
- adjective
of considerable importance, size, or worth
“won by a substantial margin”
- adjective
too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation
“the interaction effect is significant at the .01 level”
- adjective
rich in significance or implication
“a meaning look”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + I (1) + G (2) + N (1) + I (1) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 17 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 SIGNIFICANT
SIGNIFICANT 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 SIGNIFICANT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- facings13
- fainting12
- facing12
- incasing11
- incising11
- inciting11
- scanting11
- fasting11
- finings11
- fisting11
- sifting11
- ficins11
- fincas11
- fistic11
- isatinic10
- actings10
- canings10
- canting10
- casting10
- infants10
- fagins10
- fating10
- fining10
- facts10
- ficin10
- finca10
- insignia9
- sainting9
- satining9
- staining9
- incants9
- niacins9
- stannic9
- acting9
- caning9
- casing9
- citing9
- faints9
- icings9
- infant9
- fagin9
- fangs9
- gifts9
- cafs9
- fact9
- fisc9
- antings8
- saining8
- staning8
- actins8
- anisic8
- antics8
- casini8
- incant8
- nastic8
- niacin8
- tannic8
- acing8
- faint8
- fiats8
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