Is ADMINISTRATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADMINISTRATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ADMINISTRATES mean?
Administrates is a form of ADMINISTRATE.
- verb
work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
“administer a program”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
13
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 ADMINISTRATES
ADMINISTRATES 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 ADMINISTRATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- administrate15
- administers14
- administer13
- dermatitis13
- dramatises13
- dramatists13
- mastitides13
- mediastina13
- misandries13
- misandrist13
- misstarted13
- mistrained13
- animatists12
- artemisias12
- intimaters12
- ministates12
- seminarist12
- tarantisms12
- adamsites12
- admitters12
- diamantes12
- diastemas12
- dramatise12
- dramatist12
- intimated12
- marinades12
- marinated12
- meridians12
- minidress12
- misraised12
- misstated12
- tamarinds12
- timidness12
- tradesman12
- triadisms12
- antitrades11
- attainders11
- distraints11
- steradians11
- animaters11
- animatist11
- artemisia11
- intermats11
- intermits11
- intimater11
- intimates11
- marinates11
- martinets11
- metatarsi11
- ministate11
- ministers11
- misinters11
- mistrains11
- mistreats11
- staminate11
- statesman11
- tantrisms11
- tarantism11
- teratisms11
- titanisms11
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