Is VACILLATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VACILLATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VACILLATIONS mean?
Vacillations is a form of VACILLATION.
- noun
indecision in speech or action
- noun
changing location by moving back and forth
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
V (4) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 17 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 VACILLATIONS
VACILLATIONS 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 VACILLATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- vacillation16
- clavations15
- clavation14
- vacations14
- vacillant14
- vaticinal14
- viaticals14
- salivation13
- vallations13
- avionics13
- silvical13
- vacation13
- vanillic13
- viatical13
- villatic13
- vocalist13
- antisocial12
- salicional12
- aviations12
- lavations12
- salvation12
- vallation12
- aviatic12
- avionic12
- clivias12
- octaval12
- vatical12
- viatica12
- vicinal12
- voltaic12
- allantoic11
- collinsia11
- isoclinal11
- scalation11
- scintilla11
- aviation11
- lavation11
- valiants11
- valonias11
- vanillas11
- villains11
- visional11
- atavic11
- canvas11
- cavils11
- clivia11
- covins11
- ovisac11
- vacant11
- viatic11
- vincas11
- vocals11
- actinias10
- allicins10
- altcoins10
- ancillas10
- callants10
- colistin10
- localist10
- santalic10
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