Is HESITATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HESITATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HESITATED mean?
Hesitated is a form of HESITATE.
- verb
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
“Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures”
- verb
interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
“The speaker paused”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (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 HESITATED
HESITATED 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 HESITATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headiest12
- hesitate11
- headset11
- heisted11
- shitted11
- atheist10
- staithe10
- deaths10
- hasted10
- hatted10
- heated10
- histed10
- tithed10
- saithe9
- theist9
- thetas9
- tithes9
- ashed9
- dashi9
- deash9
- death9
- deshi9
- hades9
- hadst9
- hated9
- heads9
- heeds9
- hides9
- sadhe9
- shade9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- estated8
- ideates8
- haets8
- haste8
- hates8
- heats8
- heist8
- saith8
- sheet8
- shite8
- teeth8
- teths8
- these8
- theta8
- tithe8
- ahed8
- dahs8
- dash8
- dish8
- edhs8
- hade8
- haed8
- head8
- heed8
- hide8
- hied8
- shad8
- shed8
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