Is VACILLATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VACILLATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VACILLATES mean?
Vacillates 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
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
V (4) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 VACILLATES
VACILLATES 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 VACILLATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cavallies14
- vacillate14
- actives12
- caveats12
- clavate12
- vacates12
- vatical12
- vesical12
- scaletail11
- aestival11
- salivate11
- active11
- atavic11
- calves11
- caveat11
- cavies11
- cavils11
- civets11
- claves11
- clevis11
- evicts11
- vacate11
- vesica11
- lacteals10
- aviates10
- estival10
- vallate10
- calve10
- cavas10
- caves10
- cavie10
- cavil10
- civet10
- clave10
- clavi10
- evict10
- vatic10
- vices10
- acetals9
- callets9
- cellist9
- elastic9
- laciest9
- lactase9
- lacteal9
- latices9
- avails9
- aviate9
- livest9
- saliva9
- salvia9
- savate9
- silvae9
- stevia9
- valets9
- valise9
- vestal9
- vilest9
- villae9
- villas9
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