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Is INDETERMINATE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, INDETERMINATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does INDETERMINATE mean?

  1. adjective

    not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance

    “of indeterminate age”

  2. adjective

    having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex

    “an indeterminate stem”

  3. adjective

    of uncertain or ambiguous nature

    “the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists”

  4. adjective

    (of a quantity) having no definite value, as an equation that cannot be solved

    “0/0 is an indeterminate form”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

16

Scrabble

19

Words With Friends

13

Letters

I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (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 INDETERMINATE

INDETERMINATE 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 INDETERMINATE

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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