Is INSTIGATOR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSTIGATOR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSTIGATOR mean?
- noun
someone who deliberately foments trouble
“she was the instigator of their quarrel”
- noun
a person who initiates a course of action
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) = 11 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 INSTIGATOR
Single letters that turn INSTIGATOR 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 INSTIGATOR
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rigatonis10
- striating10
- striation9
- attiring9
- ignitors9
- organist9
- rigatoni9
- riotings9
- roasting9
- rotating9
- starting9
- toasting9
- antiriot8
- introits8
- ostinati8
- strontia8
- agonist8
- airings8
- airting8
- arising8
- artigis8
- gastrin8
- gitanos8
- gratins8
- ignitor8
- orating8
- orgiast8
- origans8
- origins8
- raising8
- ratings8
- ratting8
- rioting8
- rotting8
- signior8
- signora8
- signori8
- sitting8
- soaring8
- sorting8
- staring8
- stating8
- storing8
- tarting8
- tasting8
- toiting8
- trigons8
- aroints7
- attorns7
- intorts7
- introit7
- ironist7
- rations7
- rattons7
- rotinis7
- station7
- titians7
- transit7
- tritons7
- airing7
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