Is INDOCTRINATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INDOCTRINATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INDOCTRINATION mean?
- noun
teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
14
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + O (1) + C (3) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 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 INDOCTRINATION
Single letters that turn INDOCTRINATION into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from INDOCTRINATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carotinoid13
- indication13
- contrition12
- incitation12
- intinction12
- anticodon12
- condition12
- dictation12
- indicator12
- indiction12
- iodination11
- ordination11
- connation11
- nictation11
- nonaction11
- acrodont11
- actinoid11
- anconoid11
- conidian11
- diatonic11
- dictator11
- dioritic11
- indicant11
- indictor11
- tornadic11
- intonation10
- antidoron10
- tradition10
- citation10
- citrinin10
- conation10
- inaction10
- incitant10
- intronic10
- nonactor10
- nonionic10
- nontonic10
- traction10
- cardoon10
- carotid10
- conidia10
- crinoid10
- diction10
- idiotic10
- indican10
- indicia10
- nonacid10
- triacid10
- triadic10
- inanition9
- initiator9
- nitration9
- donation9
- dotation9
- iodation9
- nidation9
- tandoori9
- actinon9
- anionic9
- carotin9
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