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
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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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