Is TRANSPARENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSPARENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSPARENT mean?
- adjective
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
“the cold crystalline water of melted snow”
- adjective
so thin as to transmit light
“a hat with a diaphanous veil”
- adjective
free of deceit
- adjective
easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety)
“a transparent explanation”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 11
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 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 TRANSPARENT
TRANSPARENT 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 TRANSPARENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- antepast10
- partners10
- patterns10
- rattraps10
- transept10
- trapnest10
- arrestant9
- anapest9
- arpents9
- entraps9
- panners9
- parents9
- partans9
- parters9
- partner9
- pastern9
- patents9
- pattens9
- pattern9
- patters9
- peasant9
- praters9
- rattrap9
- reptant9
- spanner9
- spartan9
- spatter9
- tapster9
- tarpans9
- trapans9
- trepans9
- entrants8
- narrates8
- tannates8
- apneas8
- aptest8
- arepas8
- arpens8
- arpent8
- enrapt8
- entrap8
- paeans8
- paesan8
- panner8
- pannes8
- parens8
- parent8
- parers8
- parser8
- partan8
- parter8
- paster8
- patens8
- patent8
- paters8
- patten8
- patter8
- pranas8
- prater8
- prates8
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