Is TUNICATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TUNICATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TUNICATES mean?
Tunicates is a form of TUNICATE.
- noun
primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + U (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (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 TUNICATES
TUNICATES 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 TUNICATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- entastic10
- eustatic10
- nictates10
- tetanics10
- tunicate10
- acetins9
- acutest9
- catsuit9
- catties9
- cineast9
- cutties9
- neustic9
- nictate9
- nutcase9
- scutate9
- statice9
- tetanic9
- tunicae9
- acetin8
- acinus8
- actins8
- acutes8
- antics8
- ascent8
- attics8
- cantus8
- casein8
- cattie8
- centai8
- centas8
- cueist8
- cuesta8
- cunits8
- cutest8
- cuties8
- cutins8
- enacts8
- enatic8
- incase8
- incest8
- incuse8
- insect8
- intact8
- nastic8
- nicest8
- secant8
- stacte8
- stance8
- static8
- tincts8
- tunica8
- tunics8
- uncase8
- uncast8
- unciae8
- usance8
- attunes7
- aunties7
- instate7
- nutates7
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