Is FESTINATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FESTINATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FESTINATED mean?
Festinated is a form of FESTINATE.
- verb
act or move at high speed
“We have to rush!”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 FESTINATED
FESTINATED 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 FESTINATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- defeatist13
- festinate12
- fastened12
- fattened12
- infested12
- safetied12
- faintest11
- daftest11
- deafens11
- deafest11
- defeats11
- defiant11
- defines11
- deftest11
- fadeins11
- fainted11
- feasted11
- feinted11
- infeeds11
- tetanised10
- fainest10
- fattens10
- fatties10
- featest10
- deafen10
- defats10
- defeat10
- defies10
- define10
- fadein10
- fasted10
- fatted10
- feased10
- fetted10
- fiends10
- fisted10
- fitted10
- infeed10
- sifted10
- andesite9
- dinettes9
- insetted9
- instated9
- faints9
- fasten9
- fatten9
- feints9
- fiesta9
- finest9
- infest9
- defat9
- defis9
- fades9
- fated9
- feeds9
- fends9
- feted9
- fetid9
- fiend9
- finds9
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