Is ALTERCATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALTERCATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALTERCATES mean?
Altercates is a form of ALTERCATE.
- verb
have a disagreement over something
“We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 ALTERCATES
ALTERCATES 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 ALTERCATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- altercate11
- lacerates11
- raclettes11
- acetates10
- castrate10
- clatters10
- clearest10
- escalate10
- lacerate10
- lactates10
- raclette10
- teacarts10
- telecast10
- treacles10
- acerate9
- acetals9
- acetate9
- carates9
- cartels9
- caseate9
- casette9
- celesta9
- cerates9
- cereals9
- clarets9
- clatter9
- creates9
- crestal9
- ecartes9
- lactase9
- lactate9
- relaces9
- rescale9
- scalare9
- scarlet9
- scatter9
- sclerae9
- teacart9
- tercels9
- tercets9
- treacle9
- alertest8
- stearate8
- acetal8
- arecas8
- caesar8
- calesa8
- carate8
- carats8
- carets8
- carles8
- cartel8
- cartes8
- caster8
- castle8
- caters8
- cattle8
- cerate8
- cereal8
- certes8
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