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
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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