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
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 11
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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