Is THESPIAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THESPIAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THESPIAN mean?
- noun
a theatrical performer
- adjective
of or relating to drama
“the movie director had thespian cooperation”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + A (1) + N (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 THESPIAN
Single letters that turn THESPIAN into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from THESPIAN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- haptens12
- hatpins12
- inphase12
- hapten11
- hatpin11
- shapen11
- spathe11
- sheitan10
- sthenia10
- aphis10
- apish10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- paths10
- phase10
- piths10
- shape10
- spahi10
- staph10
- thesp10
- panties9
- patines9
- sapient9
- spinate9
- ashine9
- haints9
- hasten9
- saithe9
- shanti9
- shenai9
- snathe9
- thanes9
- theins9
- epha9
- haps9
- hasp9
- heap9
- heps9
- hips9
- pash9
- path9
- pehs9
- phat9
- phis9
- pish9
- pith9
- ship9
- instep8
- paints8
- pantie8
- pastie8
- patens8
- patine8
- patins8
- petsai8
- pietas8
- pineta8
- pintas8
- ptisan8
- spinet8
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