Is INSTANTIATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSTANTIATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSTANTIATES mean?
Instantiates is a form of INSTANTIATE.
- verb
represent by an instance
“This word instantiates the usage that the linguists claimed to be typical for a certain dialect”
- verb
find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word)
“The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 INSTANTIATES
INSTANTIATES 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 INSTANTIATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- instantiate11
- antistate9
- antistats9
- astatines9
- insatiate9
- insistent9
- nattiness9
- sanitates9
- satiniest9
- snittiest9
- stannites9
- taeniasis9
- tattiness9
- titanates9
- titanites9
- antistat8
- antsiest8
- astatine8
- attaints8
- entasias8
- insanest8
- instants8
- instates8
- isatines8
- nastiest8
- nattiest8
- nittiest8
- sanitate8
- sanities8
- sanitise8
- satanist8
- satiates8
- satinets8
- stanines8
- stannite8
- tannates8
- tastiest8
- teniasis8
- tennists8
- tininess8
- tinniest8
- titanate8
- titaness8
- titanias8
- titanite8
- aetatis7
- annates7
- asinine7
- attains7
- attaint7
- attests7
- entasia7
- entasis7
- etatist7
- inanest7
- instant7
- instate7
- intents7
- intines7
- isatine7
Study INSTANTIATES and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.