Is COMPLEMENTARIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COMPLEMENTARIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COMPLEMENTARIES mean?
Complementaries is a form of COMPLEMENTARY.
- noun
either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
“yellow and blue are complementaries”
- adjective
of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
“`male' and `female' are complementary terms”
- adjective
acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 23
- Words With Friends
- 29
- Letters
- 15
C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 23 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 COMPLEMENTARIES
COMPLEMENTARIES 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 COMPLEMENTARIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- emplacements20
- misplacement20
- microelements19
- complements19
- compliments19
- emplacement19
- commentaries18
- implementers18
- implementors18
- mantelpieces18
- microelement18
- replacements18
- complement18
- compliment18
- amercements17
- anemometric17
- capnometers17
- commiserate17
- complainers17
- impalements17
- implementer17
- implementor17
- importances17
- mantelpiece17
- masterpiece17
- replacement17
- temperances17
- pemmicans17
- anemometries16
- preselection16
- amercement16
- capnometer16
- commenters16
- compensate16
- complainer16
- complaints16
- completers16
- emmetropes16
- escapement16
- escarpment16
- impalement16
- implements16
- importance16
- impotences16
- imprecates16
- incomplete16
- manometric16
- mincemeats16
- pantomimes16
- peacetimes16
- permeances16
- picometers16
- picometres16
- placements16
- recompense16
- recompiles16
- spermaceti16
- temperance16
- pemmican16
- anemometers15
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