Is FEDERALIST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FEDERALIST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FEDERALIST mean?
- noun
a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government
- noun
an advocate of federalism
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 14 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 FEDERALIST
Single letters that turn FEDERALIST into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from FEDERALIST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deflaters13
- sealifted13
- defilers12
- deflater12
- deflates12
- draftees12
- faltered12
- federals12
- fielders12
- filtered12
- reflated12
- resifted12
- safetied12
- fealties11
- featlier11
- fetiales11
- filarees11
- frailest11
- leafiest11
- reflates11
- deafest11
- defeats11
- defiers11
- defiler11
- defiles11
- deflate11
- defleas11
- deleafs11
- draftee11
- fardels11
- farside11
- feasted11
- federal11
- fielder11
- fileted11
- flirted11
- refiled11
- serifed11
- stifled11
- strafed11
- trifled11
- detailers10
- elaterids10
- afreets10
- faeries10
- fairest10
- falters10
- feaster10
- felsite10
- feltier10
- ferlies10
- fertile10
- fetials10
- filaree10
- filters10
- freesia10
- leafers10
- leafier10
- lefties10
- liefest10
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