Is ALITERATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALITERATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALITERATES mean?
Aliterates is a form of ALITERATE.
- noun
a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 10
A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 ALITERATES
ALITERATES 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.
Anagrams of ALITERATES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ALITERATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- retaliates10
- aliterate9
- laterites9
- literates9
- retaliate9
- statelier9
- alertest8
- ariettas8
- ariettes8
- aristate8
- ateliers8
- earliest8
- iterates8
- laterite8
- leariest8
- literate8
- rattails8
- realties8
- retitles8
- stearate8
- striatal8
- teariest8
- tertials8
- treaties8
- treatise8
- aerates7
- aerials7
- aeriest7
- aetatis7
- arietta7
- ariette7
- aristae7
- artiest7
- artiste7
- asteria7
- atelier7
- atresia7
- attires7
- elaters7
- estreat7
- iratest7
- iterate7
- lariats7
- latrias7
- latters7
- leister7
- letters7
- litters7
- ratites7
- rattail7
- rattles7
- realest7
- realias7
- realise7
- realist7
- relates7
- reslate7
- restate7
- retails7
- retaste7
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