Is EDUCATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EDUCATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EDUCATES mean?
Educates is a form of EDUCATE.
- verb
give an education to
“We must educate our youngsters better”
- verb
create by training and teaching
“The old master is training world-class violinists”
- verb
teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
“Cultivate your musical taste”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
E (1) + D (2) + U (1) + C (3) + 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 EDUCATES
EDUCATES 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 EDUCATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- educate10
- cadets9
- caused9
- ceased9
- deuces9
- ducats9
- educes9
- educts9
- sauced9
- seduce9
- sauteed8
- acutes8
- cuesta8
- acted8
- cades8
- cadet8
- cased8
- cedes8
- daces8
- deuce8
- ducat8
- duces8
- ducts8
- educe8
- educt8
- etudes7
- sauted7
- seated7
- sedate7
- teased7
- acute7
- caste7
- cates7
- cause7
- cease7
- cesta7
- cetes7
- cutes7
- sauce7
- scuta7
- scute7
- taces7
- aced7
- cade7
- cads7
- cede7
- cuds7
- cued7
- dace7
- duce7
- duct7
- scad7
- scud7
- adust6
- aedes6
- dates6
- dauts6
- deets6
- duets6
- eased6
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