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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.

  1. verb

    represent by an instance

    “This word instantiates the usage that the linguists claimed to be typical for a certain dialect”

  2. 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

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
12

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

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