Is TRANSITORY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSITORY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSITORY mean?
- adjective
lasting a very short time
“the ephemeral joys of childhood”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 13 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 TRANSITORY
TRANSITORY 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 TRANSITORY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- antistory12
- artistry11
- tanistry11
- aroynts10
- ostiary10
- trinary10
- tyrants10
- yttrias10
- nitrators9
- aroynt9
- astony9
- notary9
- rarity9
- rayons9
- rosary9
- rosiny9
- rotary9
- sanity9
- satiny9
- snitty9
- snotty9
- starry9
- toasty9
- tyrant9
- yttria9
- nitrator8
- strontia8
- traitors8
- antsy8
- artsy8
- atony8
- ayins8
- irony8
- nasty8
- natty8
- nitty8
- noisy8
- rainy8
- ratty8
- rayon8
- ryots8
- satyr8
- sorry8
- stony8
- story8
- stray8
- stroy8
- tansy8
- tarry8
- tarty8
- tasty8
- tiyns8
- trays8
- troys8
- tryna8
- tryst8
- tyins8
- tyros8
- yarns8
- yirrs8
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