Is TRANSECTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSECTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSECTS mean?
Transects is a form of TRANSECT.
- verb
cut across or divide transversely
“the trails transect the property”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + S (1) = 11 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 TRANSECTS
TRANSECTS 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 TRANSECTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scantest10
- scatters10
- transect10
- actress9
- ancress9
- ascents9
- canters9
- carnets9
- caserns9
- casters9
- nectars9
- recants9
- recasts9
- scanter9
- scatter9
- secants9
- stactes9
- stances9
- tanrecs9
- trances9
- tartness8
- ascent8
- caners8
- canter8
- caress8
- carets8
- carnet8
- carses8
- cartes8
- casern8
- caster8
- castes8
- caters8
- centas8
- centra8
- cestas8
- cranes8
- crases8
- crates8
- crests8
- enacts8
- escars8
- nacres8
- nectar8
- rances8
- reacts8
- recant8
- recast8
- scants8
- scares8
- scarts8
- scatts8
- scenas8
- scents8
- scrans8
- secant8
- seracs8
- stacte8
- stance8
- tanrec8
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