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Is BIFURCATES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BIFURCATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BIFURCATES mean?

Bifurcates is a form of BIFURCATE.

  1. verb

    split or divide into two

  2. verb

    divide into two branches

    “The road bifurcated”

  3. adjective

    resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

    “the biramous appendages of an arthropod”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
10

B (3) + I (1) + F (4) + U (1) + R (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 BIFURCATES

BIFURCATES 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 BIFURCATES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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