Is CONTROLLED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTROLLED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTROLLED mean?
- adjective
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
“controlled emotions”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + O (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 13 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 CONTROLLED
CONTROLLED 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 CONTROLLED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decontrol12
- condoler11
- creodont11
- colored10
- condole10
- crooned10
- decolor10
- colonel9
- control9
- coronel9
- coronet9
- cloned9
- colder9
- condor9
- cooled9
- cordon9
- corned9
- docent9
- doctor9
- locoed9
- rootled8
- trolled8
- cloner8
- collet8
- colone8
- colter8
- cooler8
- cooter8
- cornel8
- cornet8
- croton8
- lector8
- ocelot8
- retcon8
- coden8
- coder8
- codon8
- coled8
- condo8
- coned8
- cooed8
- cored8
- coted8
- credo8
- decor8
- dolce8
- looted7
- noodle7
- retold7
- rodent7
- rolled7
- rondel7
- rooted7
- toledo7
- tolled7
- toodle7
- tooled7
- cello7
- cento7
- ceorl7
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