Is SUSTENTATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUSTENTATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUSTENTATIONS mean?
Sustentations is a form of SUSTENTATION.
- noun
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
“they were in want of sustenance”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
13
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (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 SUSTENTATIONS
SUSTENTATIONS 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 SUSTENTATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sustentation12
- attentions10
- sensations10
- snottiness10
- toastiness10
- antsiness9
- attention9
- intonates9
- nastiness9
- nattiness9
- nonissues9
- nutations9
- nuttiness9
- outstates9
- sensation9
- snottiest9
- snoutiest9
- sostenuti9
- stannites9
- stoniness9
- stoutness9
- sunstones9
- tastiness9
- tattiness9
- tinstones9
- toastiest9
- antsiest8
- astonies8
- enations8
- insanest8
- instants8
- instates8
- intonate8
- nastiest8
- nattiest8
- neustons8
- nonissue8
- nonsuits8
- nosiness8
- nutation8
- nutsiest8
- nuttiest8
- onanists8
- outstate8
- satinets8
- sestinas8
- sinuates8
- situates8
- sonatine8
- sonsiest8
- soutanes8
- stanines8
- stannite8
- stannous8
- stations8
- statists8
- statuses8
- statutes8
- stenosis8
- stetsons8
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