Is DOCTRINAIRES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOCTRINAIRES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOCTRINAIRES mean?
Doctrinaires is a form of DOCTRINAIRE.
- adjective
stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
- noun
a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + C (3) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + I (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 DOCTRINAIRES
DOCTRINAIRES 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 DOCTRINAIRES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- doctrinaire14
- corianders13
- directions13
- discretion13
- indicators13
- narcotised13
- redactions13
- transcoder13
- ordinariest12
- contraries12
- criterions12
- acridines12
- actinides12
- actinoids12
- andesitic12
- catenoids12
- centroids12
- coriander12
- costarred12
- creditors12
- cretinoid12
- dacoities12
- dicentras12
- direction12
- directors12
- doctrines12
- indicates12
- indicator12
- indicters12
- indictors12
- notecards12
- radionics12
- rancidest12
- raticides12
- recordist12
- redaction12
- redactors12
- reindicts12
- sarcodine12
- sciaenoid12
- siderotic12
- sonicated12
- transcode12
- distrainer11
- distrainor11
- irridentas11
- ordinaries11
- actioners11
- anoretics11
- carrotins11
- corneitis11
- creations11
- criterion11
- narcotise11
- oratrices11
- reactions11
- tricornes11
- acridest11
- acridine11
- actinide11
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