Is TRANSPARENCY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSPARENCY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSPARENCY mean?
- noun
permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
- noun
the quality of being clear and transparent
- noun
picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 19 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 TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPARENCY 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 TRANSPARENCY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carpentry16
- parcenary16
- encrypts15
- peasantry14
- encrypt14
- patency14
- syncarp14
- catnapers13
- ancestry13
- catenary13
- cyanates13
- partyers13
- peasanty13
- crypts13
- cypres13
- spacey13
- cantraps12
- catnaper12
- pancreas12
- prancers12
- apyrase12
- cannery12
- carneys12
- cyanate12
- errancy12
- nectary12
- partyer12
- prayers12
- respray12
- satrapy12
- sectary12
- sprayer12
- tenancy12
- tracery12
- crepy12
- crypt12
- pacey12
- spacy12
- stannary11
- canapes11
- cantrap11
- capstan11
- captans11
- carpers11
- carpets11
- catnaps11
- prancer11
- prances11
- preacts11
- precast11
- scarper11
- scraper11
- spectra11
- canary11
- carney11
- cranny11
- creasy11
- cryers11
- encyst11
- napery11
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