Is TRANSCUTANEOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSCUTANEOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSCUTANEOUS mean?
- adjective
through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches)
“transdermal estrogen”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
14
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + C (3) + U (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + E (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 16 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 TRANSCUTANEOUS
TRANSCUTANEOUS 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 TRANSCUTANEOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cauterants12
- courtesans12
- unsaturates11
- actuators11
- anacruses11
- ancestors11
- assonance11
- assurance11
- autocrats11
- castanets11
- castrates11
- castratos11
- cauterant11
- constants11
- construes11
- contrasts11
- cotenants11
- courantes11
- courtesan11
- crostatas11
- cutaneous11
- nectarous11
- nocturnes11
- oceanauts11
- outcastes11
- outcurses11
- outrances11
- reactants11
- recusants11
- stonecuts11
- transacts11
- transects11
- truncates11
- turncoats11
- astronauts10
- turnstones10
- unsaturate10
- actuates10
- actuator10
- ancestor10
- araceous10
- autocrat10
- caesuras10
- canoness10
- cantuses10
- carouses10
- castanet10
- castrate10
- castrato10
- caterans10
- centaurs10
- cernuous10
- coarsens10
- coarsest10
- coasters10
- coenurus10
- consents10
- constant10
- construe10
- contents10
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