Is CONFEDERATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONFEDERATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONFEDERATES mean?
Confederates is a form of CONFEDERATE.
- adjective
of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War
“Confederate soldiers”
- noun
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
- noun
someone who assists in a plot
- noun
a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + F (4) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 CONFEDERATES
CONFEDERATES 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 CONFEDERATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- confederate17
- defecators16
- forecasted16
- defecates15
- defecator15
- defectors15
- redefects15
- refastened14
- resoftened14
- conferees14
- foscarnet14
- defacers14
- defecate14
- defector14
- defences14
- deforces14
- enforced14
- factored14
- frescoed14
- redefect14
- refected14
- refenced14
- ancestored13
- defeaters13
- deferents13
- federates13
- foredates13
- redefeats13
- conferee13
- enforces13
- forecast13
- refences13
- cornfed13
- crafted13
- crofted13
- defacer13
- defaces13
- defects13
- defence13
- deforce13
- enfaced13
- faceted13
- fracted13
- refaced13
- scarfed13
- anecdotes12
- antecedes12
- coarsened12
- decanters12
- decenters12
- decentres12
- decorates12
- descanter12
- desecrate12
- fenestrae12
- freestone12
- notecards12
- reenacted12
- transcode12
- defeater12
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