Is XANTHATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, XANTHATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does XANTHATES mean?
Xanthates is a form of XANTHATE.
- noun
a salt or ester of xanthic acid
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
X (8) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 XANTHATES
XANTHATES 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 XANTHATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- xanthate18
- sextant14
- extant13
- sextan13
- hex13
- nexts12
- taxes12
- texas12
- texts12
- axes11
- next11
- sext11
- taxa11
- text11
- hastate10
- axe10
- sax10
- sex10
- tax10
- hasten9
- snathe9
- tenths9
- thanes9
- thetas9
- ax9
- ex9
- ashen8
- haets8
- hansa8
- hanse8
- hants8
- haste8
- hates8
- heats8
- hents8
- neath8
- shent8
- snath8
- tenth8
- teths8
- thane8
- thens8
- theta8
- aahs7
- eath7
- eths7
- haen7
- haes7
- haet7
- hant7
- hast7
- hate7
- hats7
- heat7
- hens7
- hent7
- hest7
- hets7
- shat7
- shea7
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