Is COMPLAINED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COMPLAINED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COMPLAINED mean?
Complained is a form of COMPLAIN.
- verb
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
“My mother complains all day”
- verb
make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
“The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 COMPLAINED
COMPLAINED 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 COMPLAINED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- companied16
- compendia16
- policeman15
- compiled15
- complied15
- pandemic15
- demonical14
- complain14
- compline14
- manciple14
- clamped14
- clomped14
- compend14
- canopied13
- comedian13
- daemonic13
- demoniac13
- dolmenic13
- dopamine13
- melodica13
- panicled13
- campion13
- compile13
- complin13
- oilcamp13
- pemican13
- polemic13
- camped13
- comped13
- decamp13
- midcap13
- camelid12
- claimed12
- decimal12
- declaim12
- demonic12
- diploma12
- domical12
- impaled12
- implead12
- implode12
- imponed12
- medical12
- melodic12
- monacid12
- monadic12
- nomadic12
- pedocal12
- placoid12
- policed12
- compel12
- copalm12
- encamp12
- pomace12
- melanoid11
- palinode11
- apnoeic11
- capelin11
- encomia11
- impanel11
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