Is VERTICILLATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VERTICILLATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VERTICILLATE mean?
- adjective
forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (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 VERTICILLATE
VERTICILLATE 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 VERTICILLATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- recitative15
- leviratic14
- vellicate14
- caviller13
- cervelat13
- creative13
- crevalle13
- reactive13
- tractive13
- vertical13
- verticil13
- villatic13
- iterative12
- cavetti12
- caviler12
- clavier12
- cleaver12
- valeric12
- lateritic11
- triticale11
- illative11
- levirate11
- levitate11
- livelier11
- relative11
- active11
- carvel11
- claver11
- cleave11
- clever11
- clivia11
- viatic11
- vitric11
- illiterate10
- cellaret10
- raclette10
- tractile10
- elative10
- eviller10
- leavier10
- trivial10
- vealier10
- virelai10
- vitelli10
- vitiate10
- calve10
- carve10
- caver10
- cavie10
- cavil10
- civet10
- civie10
- civil10
- clave10
- clavi10
- crave10
- evict10
- varec10
- vatic10
- vicar10
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