Is ELABORATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ELABORATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ELABORATED mean?
- adjective
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
“a detailed plan”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 13 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 ELABORATED
ELABORATED 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 ELABORATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dolabrate12
- tradeable12
- elaborate11
- adorable11
- dateable11
- erodable11
- leeboard11
- readable11
- teaboard11
- tradable11
- areolated10
- rateable10
- tearable10
- ablated10
- aborted10
- belated10
- berated10
- bleared10
- bleated10
- bloated10
- borated10
- datable10
- debater10
- labored10
- lobated10
- rebated10
- tabered10
- tabored10
- trebled10
- ablator9
- aerobat9
- bleater9
- bloater9
- earlobe9
- eatable9
- ratable9
- retable9
- retablo9
- abated9
- aboard9
- abrade9
- abroad9
- albedo9
- balder9
- batard9
- beader9
- beadle9
- belted9
- blader9
- blared9
- boated9
- bolder9
- bolted9
- bordel9
- debate9
- debtor9
- doable9
- tabard9
- tabled9
- areolate8
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