Is INACTIVATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INACTIVATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INACTIVATED mean?
Inactivated is a form of INACTIVATE.
- verb
release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
- verb
make inactive
“they deactivated the file”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 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 INACTIVATED
INACTIVATED 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.
Anagrams of INACTIVATED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from INACTIVATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- vaticinated17
- inactivate15
- vaticinate15
- activated15
- cavitated15
- vindicate15
- adventitia14
- cavitied14
- vaticide14
- activate13
- cavatine13
- cavitate13
- inactive13
- advance13
- vacated13
- vanadic13
- vanitied12
- vitiated12
- aviatic12
- cavetti12
- venatic12
- viatica12
- advect12
- advice12
- actinide11
- ctenidia11
- indicate11
- nictated11
- aviated11
- deviant11
- invited11
- active11
- atavic11
- caveat11
- vacant11
- vacate11
- viatic11
- caved11
- viced11
- actiniae10
- aecidia10
- antacid10
- dictate10
- identic10
- incited10
- tincted10
- vitiate10
- advent10
- avidin10
- dative10
- divine10
- invade10
- navaid10
- vatted10
- cavie10
- civet10
- civie10
- evict10
- vatic10
- vinca10
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