Is INACTIVATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INACTIVATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INACTIVATES mean?
Inactivates 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
16
Scrabble
19
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) + S (1) = 16 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 INACTIVATES
INACTIVATES 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 INACTIVATES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from INACTIVATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- vaticinates16
- inactivate15
- vaticinate15
- activates14
- atavistic14
- cavitates14
- activate13
- activist13
- cavatine13
- cavitate13
- cavities13
- inactive13
- vesicant13
- tantivies12
- actives12
- aviatic12
- caveats12
- cavetti12
- vacates12
- venatic12
- viatica12
- nativist11
- sanative11
- vanities11
- visitant11
- vitiates11
- active11
- atavic11
- canvas11
- caveat11
- cavies11
- civets11
- civies11
- evicts11
- vacant11
- vacate11
- vesica11
- viatic11
- vincas11
- actiniae10
- actinias10
- canities10
- castanet10
- entastic10
- estancia10
- nictates10
- tetanics10
- atavist10
- aviates10
- invites10
- naivest10
- natives10
- stative10
- vainest10
- vanitas10
- viniest10
- vitiate10
- cavas10
- caves10
- cavie10
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