Is INSTITUTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSTITUTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSTITUTED mean?
Instituted is a form of INSTITUTE.
- verb
set up or lay the groundwork for
“establish a new department”
- verb
advance or set forth in court
“bring charges”
- noun
an association organized to promote art or science or education
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) + T (1) + U (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 INSTITUTED
INSTITUTED 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 INSTITUTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- untidiest10
- institute9
- disunite9
- duettist9
- intuited9
- nudities9
- untidies9
- nittiest8
- nuttiest8
- dentist8
- distent8
- ditties8
- dunites8
- indites8
- stinted8
- student8
- stunted8
- tidiest8
- tineids8
- intuits7
- tiniest7
- titties7
- tutties7
- unities7
- dunite7
- duties7
- idents7
- indies7
- indite7
- indues7
- inside7
- nudest7
- nudies7
- nudist7
- nutted7
- suited7
- teiids7
- teinds7
- tendus7
- tidies7
- tineid7
- tinted7
- tutted7
- undies7
- united7
- untied7
- intuit6
- seniti6
- sitten6
- tenuis6
- tenuti6
- tittie6
- tuttis6
- unites6
- unties6
- deist6
- dents6
- diets6
- dines6
- dints6
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