Is INSTRUCTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSTRUCTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSTRUCTED mean?
Instructed is a form of INSTRUCT.
- verb
impart skills or knowledge to
“I taught them French”
- verb
give instructions or directions for some task
“She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation”
- verb
make aware of
“Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + U (1) + C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 13 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 INSTRUCTED
INSTRUCTED 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 INSTRUCTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- incrusted12
- reinducts12
- tinctured12
- intercuts11
- tinctures11
- crudites11
- curdiest11
- curtsied11
- destruct11
- inducers11
- reinduct11
- denturist10
- intrusted10
- centrist10
- citterns10
- instruct10
- intercut10
- tincture10
- cinders10
- credits10
- crudest10
- cruised10
- crusted10
- directs10
- discern10
- incudes10
- incused10
- inducer10
- induces10
- inducts10
- rescind10
- tincted10
- detritus9
- intrudes9
- strident9
- strunted9
- tridents9
- cistern9
- cittern9
- cretins9
- curites9
- curtest9
- cutters9
- cutties9
- encrust9
- icterus9
- incrust9
- neustic9
- scutter9
- trisect9
- ciders9
- cinder9
- cisted9
- credit9
- crudes9
- cursed9
- dicers9
- direct9
- dunces9
- edicts9
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