Is INSTRUCTIONAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSTRUCTIONAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSTRUCTIONAL mean?
- adjective
of or relating to or used in instruction
“instructional aids”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + U (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 15 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 INSTRUCTIONAL
INSTRUCTIONAL 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 INSTRUCTIONAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- incrustation14
- instinctual13
- instruction13
- nonartistic13
- rustication13
- staurolitic13
- truncations13
- urtications13
- altruistic12
- anilinctus12
- clintonias12
- constraint12
- consultant12
- incautions12
- inoculants12
- insouciant12
- nictations12
- solicitant12
- tinctorial12
- truncation12
- ultraistic12
- ultrasonic12
- unartistic12
- urtication12
- nutritional11
- anticults11
- calutrons11
- cilantros11
- citations11
- clintonia11
- constrain11
- construal11
- continual11
- contrails11
- contralti11
- countians11
- cuisinart11
- curations11
- inactions11
- incaution11
- incitants11
- inclusion11
- incursion11
- inoculant11
- lictorian11
- nictation11
- nocturnal11
- nonstatic11
- ocularist11
- onanistic11
- striction11
- suctional11
- suctorial11
- suctorian11
- sulcation11
- touristic11
- tractions11
- transonic11
- triclosan11
- turncoats11
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