Is VACILLATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VACILLATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VACILLATED mean?
Vacillated is a form of VACILLATE.
- verb
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
“He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement”
- verb
move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
“the line on the monitor vacillated”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
V (4) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 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 VACILLATED
VACILLATED 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 VACILLATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- vacillate14
- cavilled14
- caviled13
- vacated13
- dialectal12
- validate12
- clavate12
- vatical12
- advect12
- advice12
- calved12
- availed11
- aviated11
- datival11
- vedalia11
- vialled11
- active11
- atavic11
- caveat11
- vacate11
- caved11
- viced11
- alcaide10
- alcalde10
- cedilla10
- citadel10
- deltaic10
- dialect10
- edictal10
- vallate10
- dative10
- vailed10
- vialed10
- calve10
- cavie10
- cavil10
- civet10
- clave10
- clavi10
- evict10
- vatic10
- lacteal9
- acedia9
- alcade9
- aviate9
- called9
- dacite9
- delict9
- deltic9
- talced9
- villae9
- davit9
- devil9
- laved9
- lived9
- valid9
- veldt9
- cava9
- cave9
- vice9
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