Is COLLABORATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLLABORATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLLABORATES mean?
Collaborates is a form of COLLABORATE.
- verb
work together on a common enterprise of project
“The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well”
- verb
cooperate as a traitor
“he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 COLLABORATES
COLLABORATES 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 COLLABORATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- collaborate15
- blastocoel14
- caballeros14
- albacores13
- ascorbate13
- bootlaces13
- brocatels13
- caballero13
- calaboose13
- colorable13
- locatable13
- robocalls13
- allocators12
- abreacts12
- acarbose12
- acrobats12
- albacore12
- bearcats12
- bellcast12
- berascal12
- bootlace12
- bracteal12
- brocatel12
- cabarets12
- cabestro12
- cabresta12
- cabresto12
- cartable12
- castable12
- closable12
- obstacle12
- robocall12
- scalable12
- allocates11
- allocator11
- astrolabe11
- ballaster11
- balloters11
- collarets11
- collators11
- colostral11
- corollate11
- escalator11
- rootballs11
- abreact11
- acrobat11
- actable11
- bearcat11
- boraces11
- cabaret11
- cablers11
- cablets11
- caboose11
- cobalts11
- corbels11
- ablators10
- acerolas10
- aerobats10
- allobars10
- allocate10
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