Is DELEGATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DELEGATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DELEGATED mean?
Delegated is a form of DELEGATE.
- verb
transfer power to someone
- noun
a person appointed or elected to represent others
- verb
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 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 DELEGATED
DELEGATED 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 DELEGATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- delegate10
- delated9
- deleted9
- gelated9
- gleeted9
- legated9
- gelded9
- ledged9
- legatee8
- delead8
- eagled8
- leaded8
- edged8
- delate7
- delete7
- eaglet7
- elated7
- gelate7
- legate7
- telega7
- addle7
- dated7
- dedal7
- deled7
- galed7
- gated7
- glade7
- glede7
- gleed7
- laded7
- ledge7
- aglee6
- aglet6
- dealt6
- delta6
- eagle6
- eeled6
- gelee6
- gleet6
- lated6
- aged6
- dead6
- deed6
- edge6
- egad6
- gaed6
- geed6
- geld6
- glad6
- gled6
- elate5
- telae5
- agee5
- dale5
- date5
- deal5
- deet5
- dele5
- delt5
- egal5
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