Is TANTALIZED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TANTALIZED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TANTALIZED mean?
Tantalized is a form of TANTALIZE.
- verb
harass with persistent criticism or carping
“The children teased the new teacher”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + E (1) + D (2) = 20 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 TANTALIZED
TANTALIZED 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 TANTALIZED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tantalize18
- zenaida17
- lazied16
- zeatin15
- azide15
- dizen15
- lazed15
- zaida15
- azine14
- adze14
- daze14
- ditz14
- zeda14
- azan13
- laze13
- nazi13
- zeal13
- zein13
- zeta13
- zine13
- adz13
- zed13
- tiz12
- zen12
- zin12
- zit12
- za11
- attained9
- dentalia9
- dilatant9
- dilatate9
- lanated8
- tainted8
- tetanal7
- adnate7
- alated7
- alined7
- attend7
- denial7
- dental7
- dentil7
- detail7
- detain7
- dilate7
- linted7
- nailed7
- nidate7
- tailed7
- tilted7
- tinted7
- titled7
- attain6
- entail6
- lanate6
- latent6
- latina6
- latten6
- lattin6
- litten6
- taenia6
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