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Is BILATERAL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BILATERAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BILATERAL mean?

  1. adjective

    having identical parts on each side of an axis

  2. adjective

    affecting or undertaken by two parties

    “a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan”

  3. adjective

    having two sides or parts

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

11

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

9

Letters

B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 11 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 BILATERAL

BILATERAL 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 BILATERAL

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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