Is CERTIFICATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CERTIFICATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CERTIFICATED mean?
- adjective
furnished with or authorized by a certificate: "certificated teachers"
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 20 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 CERTIFICATED
CERTIFICATED 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 CERTIFICATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- certificate18
- acetified15
- certified15
- rectified15
- acetifier14
- facetted14
- feticide14
- factice14
- accredit13
- accreted13
- artifice13
- carditic13
- cricetid13
- trifecta13
- crafted13
- defacer13
- deficit13
- edifice13
- faceted13
- fatidic13
- fracted13
- refaced13
- diaeretic12
- redictate12
- aerified12
- ratified12
- refitted12
- acceder12
- accidie12
- deictic12
- deface12
- defect12
- deific12
- farced12
- citrated11
- dieretic11
- dietetic11
- feterita11
- raticide11
- tetracid11
- tetradic11
- accrete11
- deifier11
- draftee11
- ectatic11
- edifier11
- fretted11
- fritted11
- icteric11
- reified11
- accede11
- acidic11
- facete11
- farcie11
- fiacre11
- fierce11
- fracti11
- recced11
- reface11
- refect11
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