Is AESTIVATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AESTIVATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AESTIVATING mean?
Aestivating is a form of AESTIVATE.
- verb
sleep during summer
“certain animals estivate”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 AESTIVATING
AESTIVATING 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 AESTIVATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- estivating14
- negativist14
- agitative13
- navigates13
- tantivies12
- aviating12
- navigate12
- vaginate12
- vantages12
- vestigia12
- vintages12
- nativist11
- sanative11
- vanities11
- visitant11
- vitiates11
- eviting11
- sieving11
- staving11
- vaginae11
- vaginas11
- vantage11
- vatting11
- vesting11
- vetting11
- vintage11
- visaing11
- viseing11
- instigate10
- satiating10
- atavist10
- aviates10
- invites10
- naivest10
- natives10
- stative10
- vainest10
- vanitas10
- viniest10
- vitiate10
- agaves10
- ganevs10
- givens10
- savage10
- saving10
- vagina10
- vegans10
- vigias10
- visage10
- vising10
- insatiate9
- agitates9
- estating9
- ignatias9
- stagnate9
- tangiest9
- avians9
- aviate9
- invest9
- invite9
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