Is TRANSCENDENTALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSCENDENTALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSCENDENTALS mean?
Transcendentals is a form of TRANSCENDENTAL.
- adjective
existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
“find transcendental motives for sublunary action”
- adjective
of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
15
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 TRANSCENDENTALS
TRANSCENDENTALS 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 TRANSCENDENTALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- transcendental17
- transcendents16
- transcendent15
- attendances14
- screenlands14
- altercated13
- ascendants13
- ascendents13
- attendance13
- declarants13
- descanters13
- escaladers13
- sandcastle13
- screenland13
- transacted13
- transcends13
- transected13
- altercates12
- centralest12
- testaceans12
- ascendant12
- ascendent12
- ascenders12
- cadasters12
- cadastres12
- calendars12
- calenders12
- castrated12
- catenated12
- clattered12
- decanters12
- declarant12
- decretals12
- descanter12
- entranced12
- escalader12
- escalades12
- escalated12
- lacerated12
- landraces12
- reascends12
- sacredest12
- scaredest12
- scattered12
- tendances12
- tentacled12
- transcend12
- alternated11
- translated11
- altercate11
- ancestral11
- castanets11
- castrates11
- catenates11
- cesareans11
- cleanness11
- cleansers11
- clearness11
- entrances11
- escalates11
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