Is DEACTIVATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEACTIVATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEACTIVATE mean?
- verb
remove from active military status or reassign
“The men were deactivated after five years of service”
- verb
make inactive
“they deactivated the file”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 16 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 DEACTIVATE
Single letters that turn DEACTIVATE 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 hooks2
Words you can make from DEACTIVATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- activated15
- cavitated15
- caveated14
- activate13
- cavitate13
- evicted13
- vacated13
- cavetti12
- advect12
- advice12
- device12
- acetated11
- aviated11
- deviate11
- vidette11
- active11
- atavic11
- caveat11
- vacate11
- caved11
- viced11
- dictate10
- dative10
- evited10
- vatted10
- vetted10
- cavie10
- civet10
- evict10
- vatic10
- acetate9
- acedia9
- aviate9
- catted9
- dacite9
- deceit9
- detect9
- vittae9
- davit9
- deave9
- eaved9
- evade9
- cava9
- cave9
- vice9
- cattie8
- acted8
- cadet8
- cited8
- deice8
- dicta8
- edict8
- evite8
- vitae8
- vitta8
- avid8
- deva8
- devi8
- diva8
- dive8
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