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
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
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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