Is STALACTITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STALACTITES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STALACTITES mean?
Stalactites is a form of STALACTITE.
- noun
a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 STALACTITES
STALACTITES 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 STALACTITES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stalactite12
- scattiest11
- cattails10
- cattiest10
- elastics10
- lactases10
- lactates10
- lattices10
- scaliest10
- statical10
- statices10
- tactless10
- talciest10
- acetals9
- ascites9
- astatic9
- calesas9
- casitas9
- castles9
- cattail9
- catties9
- ectasis9
- elastic9
- laciest9
- lactase9
- lactate9
- latices9
- lattice9
- stactes9
- statice9
- statics9
- tactile9
- saltiest8
- satiates8
- slatiest8
- tastiest8
- acetal8
- aecial8
- atelic8
- attics8
- calesa8
- casita8
- cassia8
- castes8
- castle8
- cattie8
- cattle8
- cestas8
- clasts8
- cleats8
- eclats8
- saices8
- scales8
- scatts8
- slices8
- stacte8
- static8
- stelic8
- tectal8
- ticals8
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