Is INSTIGATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSTIGATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSTIGATED mean?
Instigated is a form of INSTIGATE.
- verb
provoke or stir up
“incite a riot”
- verb
serve as the inciting cause of
“She prompted me to call my relatives”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 INSTIGATED
INSTIGATED 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 INSTIGATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- digestant11
- daintiest10
- dittanies10
- instigate10
- digitate10
- dingiest10
- ideating10
- sedating10
- steading10
- adenitis9
- dainties9
- estating9
- instated9
- tangiest9
- agisted9
- angsted9
- dangest9
- datings9
- dieting9
- dingies9
- editing9
- ignited9
- nidgets9
- siganid9
- stanged9
- tidings9
- attends8
- dentist8
- destain8
- detains8
- distain8
- distant8
- distent8
- ditties8
- easting8
- eatings8
- genista8
- ignites8
- indites8
- inedita8
- ingates8
- ingesta8
- instead8
- nidates8
- sainted8
- satined8
- seating8
- setting8
- sitting8
- stained8
- stating8
- stinted8
- tagines8
- tainted8
- tasting8
- teasing8
- testing8
- tidiest8
- tineids8
- aiding8
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