Is COMMANDEER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COMMANDEER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COMMANDEER mean?
- verb
take arbitrarily or by force
“The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 10
C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + E (1) + R (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 COMMANDEER
Single letters that turn COMMANDEER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from COMMANDEER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- commander16
- commender16
- recommend16
- command14
- commend14
- crammed14
- romanced13
- amerced12
- cameoed12
- caromed12
- comrade12
- creamed12
- menaced12
- mercado12
- racemed12
- demeanor11
- enamored11
- menacer11
- romance11
- comade11
- dammer11
- madmen11
- rammed11
- comma11
- acorned10
- amender10
- encoder10
- encored10
- madrone10
- meander10
- moderne10
- recaned10
- reedman10
- renamed10
- amerce10
- carmen10
- macron10
- menace10
- merman10
- mermen10
- raceme10
- maced10
- modem10
- comm10
- acnode9
- candor9
- canoed9
- cardon9
- cedarn9
- corned9
- craned9
- dacron9
- daemon9
- damner9
- dancer9
- deacon9
- decane9
- decare9
- decern9
- demean9
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