Is TESSELLATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TESSELLATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TESSELLATED mean?
- adjective
having a checkered or mottled appearance
- adjective
decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together in a mosaic
“a tessellated pavement”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 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 TESSELLATED
TESSELLATED 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 TESSELLATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tesselated11
- tessellate10
- stellated10
- tasselled10
- teaselled10
- telesales9
- tesselate9
- allseeds9
- dateless9
- detassel9
- leadless9
- sedatest9
- tasseled9
- teaseled9
- stellate8
- aedeses8
- allseed8
- delates8
- deletes8
- desalts8
- detests8
- easeled8
- eldests8
- estated8
- sedates8
- settled8
- slatted8
- sleeted8
- stalled8
- steeled8
- estates7
- latests7
- sallets7
- saltest7
- settees7
- settles7
- stalest7
- stellas7
- tallest7
- teasels7
- teleses7
- testees7
- dalles7
- delate7
- delete7
- deltas7
- desalt7
- detest7
- elated7
- eldest7
- ladles7
- lasted7
- leased7
- letted7
- salted7
- sealed7
- seated7
- sedate7
- seeled7
- slated7
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