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
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
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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