Is DERIVATIONAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DERIVATIONAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DERIVATIONAL mean?
- adjective
characterized by inflections indicating a semantic relation between a word and its base
“the morphological relation between `sing' and `singer' and `song' is derivational”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (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 DERIVATIONAL
DERIVATIONAL 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.
Anagrams of DERIVATIONAL
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DERIVATIONAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- revalidation16
- invalidator15
- adenoviral14
- derivation14
- invalidate14
- validation14
- variolated14
- deviation13
- invalider13
- radiative13
- travailed13
- validator13
- vitrioled13
- antiviral12
- inviolate12
- variation12
- variolate12
- variolite12
- deviator12
- dilative12
- divalent12
- donative12
- dovetail12
- overlaid12
- overland12
- validate12
- vanitied12
- variated12
- violated12
- ideational11
- aventail11
- aviation11
- interval11
- lavation11
- overlain11
- valerian11
- varietal11
- violater11
- anviled11
- availed11
- aviated11
- avodire11
- avoider11
- datival11
- deviant11
- diviner11
- invader11
- invalid11
- invited11
- ivoried11
- naevoid11
- novated11
- ravined11
- rivaled11
- tardive11
- vanload11
- vedalia11
- veranda11
- verdant11
- vidalia11
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