Is TRANSACTION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSACTION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSACTION mean?
- noun
the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
“no transactions are possible without him”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (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 TRANSACTION
Single letters that turn TRANSACTION 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 TRANSACTION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carnations12
- castration12
- constraint12
- carnation11
- constrain11
- nonstatic11
- raincoats11
- santonica11
- tractions11
- transonic11
- tarnations10
- actinons10
- canonist10
- cantinas10
- cantoris10
- carnitas10
- carotins10
- castrati10
- castrato10
- citators10
- constant10
- contains10
- contrast10
- cortinas10
- crostata10
- ocarinas10
- oscitant10
- raincoat10
- ricottas10
- sanction10
- sonantic10
- strontic10
- tactions10
- traction10
- transact10
- natations9
- nonartist9
- strontian9
- tarnation9
- acrasin9
- actinon9
- actions9
- anticar9
- arnicas9
- astatic9
- astrict9
- atonics9
- cantina9
- cantons9
- cantors9
- carinas9
- caritas9
- carotin9
- cartons9
- cations9
- cistron9
- citator9
- citrons9
- contain9
- contras9
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