Is TRANSCENDENCE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSCENDENCE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSCENDENCE mean?
- noun
a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
- noun
the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) = 18 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 TRANSCENDENCE
Single letters that turn TRANSCENDENCE 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 TRANSCENDENCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ascendence15
- candescent15
- decrescent15
- reaccented15
- renascence14
- credences14
- reaccedes14
- canescent13
- reaccents13
- acceders13
- accented13
- accreted13
- cadences13
- cancered13
- credence13
- reaccede13
- antecedes12
- ascendent12
- decanters12
- decenters12
- decentres12
- descanter12
- desecrate12
- entranced12
- reenacted12
- sentenced12
- tendances12
- tendences12
- transcend12
- accretes12
- acescent12
- crescent12
- nascence12
- reaccent12
- acceder12
- accedes12
- cadence12
- entrances11
- renascent11
- sentencer11
- antecede11
- ascender11
- cantered11
- careened11
- castered11
- centered11
- crenated11
- decanter11
- decenter11
- decentre11
- decrease11
- reascend11
- recanted11
- resected11
- scandent11
- screened11
- secerned11
- secreted11
- tendance11
- tendence11
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