Is DICTATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DICTATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DICTATES mean?
Dictates is a form of DICTATE.
- verb
issue commands or orders for
- noun
an authoritative rule
- noun
a guiding principle
“the dictates of reason”
- verb
say out loud for the purpose of recording
“He dictated a report to his secretary”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 DICTATES
DICTATES 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 DICTATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dacites10
- dictate10
- scatted10
- catties9
- statice9
- cadets9
- catted9
- cisted9
- dacite9
- dicast9
- edicts9
- attics8
- cattie8
- stacte8
- static8
- acids8
- acted8
- asdic8
- cades8
- cadet8
- cadis8
- caids8
- cased8
- cedis8
- cited8
- daces8
- dices8
- dicta8
- edict8
- stated7
- tasted7
- attic7
- caste7
- cates7
- cesta7
- cesti7
- cites7
- etics7
- saice7
- scatt7
- taces7
- tacet7
- tacit7
- tacts7
- tecta7
- aced7
- acid7
- cade7
- cadi7
- cads7
- caid7
- cedi7
- dace7
- dice7
- disc7
- iced7
- scad7
- adits6
- aides6
- aside6
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