Is ADMINISTERED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADMINISTERED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ADMINISTERED mean?
Administered is a form of ADMINISTER.
- verb
work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
“administer a program”
- verb
perform (a church sacrament) ritually
“administer the last unction”
- verb
administer or bestow, as in small portions
“administer critical remarks to everyone present”
- verb
give or apply (medications)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (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 ADMINISTERED
ADMINISTERED 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 ADMINISTERED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- administer13
- ministered13
- mistrained13
- damnedest13
- demanders13
- dermestid13
- desmidian13
- dramedies13
- misedited13
- mistended13
- redemands13
- sidearmed13
- distrained12
- amnestied12
- dementias12
- diameters12
- diatremes12
- dreamiest12
- meridians12
- minareted12
- smartened12
- tradesmen12
- damndest12
- damneder12
- demander12
- demasted12
- demisted12
- diamides12
- disarmed12
- mediated12
- misdated12
- redemand12
- remanded12
- reminded12
- amenities11
- antimeres11
- darnedest11
- dendrites11
- destained11
- detrained11
- distained11
- distender11
- semainier11
- amenders11
- amidines11
- dementia11
- dementis11
- demerits11
- deminers11
- demister11
- destream11
- diameter11
- diamines11
- diatreme11
- dimeters11
- diriment11
- itemised11
- mastered11
- meanders11
- mediants11
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