Is TRANSCENDENCY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSCENDENCY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSCENDENCY 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
- Scrabble
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 13
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 21 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 TRANSCENDENCY
TRANSCENDENCY 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 TRANSCENDENCY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ascendency18
- candescent15
- decennary15
- nascency15
- cadency15
- decency15
- centenary14
- cayenned14
- decayers14
- decenary14
- encysted14
- tendency14
- recency14
- secrecy14
- cycads14
- canescent13
- reaccents13
- sedentary13
- acceders13
- accented13
- accreted13
- ancestry13
- cadences13
- cancered13
- cayennes13
- ardency13
- decayer13
- cycad13
- ascendent12
- decanters12
- descanter12
- entranced12
- tendances12
- transcend12
- accretes12
- acescent12
- andesyte12
- crescent12
- estrayed12
- nascence12
- reaccent12
- yearends12
- acceder12
- accedes12
- cadence12
- cannery12
- carneys12
- cayenne12
- nectary12
- scenery12
- sectary12
- tenancy12
- cedary12
- cyders12
- dancey12
- decays12
- descry12
- synced12
- cycas12
- entrances11
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