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Is ALIENATES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, ALIENATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does ALIENATES mean?

Alienates is a form of ALIENATE.

  1. verb

    arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

    “She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious”

  2. verb

    transfer property or ownership

    “The will aliened the property to the heirs”

  3. verb

    make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated

    “the boring work alienated his employees”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

9

Scrabble

11

Words With Friends

9

Letters

A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 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 ALIENATES

ALIENATES 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 ALIENATES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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