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Is INITIALISMS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, INITIALISMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does INITIALISMS mean?

Initialisms is a form of INITIALISM.

  1. noun

    a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word

    “`NATO' is an initialism for North Atlantic Treaty Organization”

  2. noun

    an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately

    “HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

11

Letters

I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 13 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 INITIALISMS

INITIALISMS 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 INITIALISMS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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