Is INSTIGATORS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSTIGATORS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSTIGATORS mean?
Instigators is a form of INSTIGATOR.
- 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
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (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 INSTIGATORS
INSTIGATORS 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 INSTIGATORS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- instigator11
- striations10
- assorting10
- gastritis10
- organists10
- rigatonis10
- roastings10
- striating10
- toastings10
- striation9
- strontias9
- agonists9
- assignor9
- attiring9
- gastrins9
- ignitors9
- organist9
- orgiasts9
- raisings9
- rigatoni9
- ringtoss9
- riotings9
- roasting9
- rotating9
- signiors9
- signoras9
- sittings9
- soarings9
- sortings9
- starting9
- tastings9
- toasting9
- antiriot8
- arsonist8
- introits8
- ironists8
- ostinati8
- satirist8
- sitarist8
- stations8
- strontia8
- transits8
- agonist8
- airings8
- airting8
- arising8
- artigis8
- gastrin8
- gitanos8
- gratins8
- grisons8
- ignitor8
- orating8
- orgiast8
- origans8
- origins8
- raising8
- ratings8
- ratting8
- rioting8
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