Is INSTITUTIONALLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSTITUTIONALLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSTITUTIONALLY mean?
- adverb
by an institution
“institutionally controlled”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
15
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + T (1) + U (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 INSTITUTIONALLY
INSTITUTIONALLY 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 INSTITUTIONALLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- institutional13
- nonutility13
- instillation12
- titillations12
- asininity12
- autolysin12
- initially12
- instantly12
- inutility12
- unsaintly12
- institution11
- intuitional11
- titillation11
- utilisation11
- insanity11
- lanosity11
- latinity11
- loyalist11
- nounally11
- nystatin11
- salinity11
- snottily11
- tonality11
- totality11
- insulation10
- intuitions10
- anility10
- annuity10
- inanity10
- layouts10
- lousily10
- lustily10
- nastily10
- nattily10
- noisily10
- nullity10
- nuttily10
- outlays10
- outstay10
- saintly10
- saltily10
- slantly10
- stonily10
- stoutly10
- sunnily10
- tannoys10
- tastily10
- tattily10
- tinnily10
- toluyls10
- tonally10
- totally10
- tylosin10
- unnoisy10
- utility10
- illations9
- intuition9
- lunations9
- nutations9
- siltation9
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