Is INSTRUMENTALIST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSTRUMENTALIST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSTRUMENTALIST mean?
- noun
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
15
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + U (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 17 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 INSTRUMENTALIST
INSTRUMENTALIST 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 INSTRUMENTALIST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- instrumentals15
- instrumental14
- militantness14
- instalments13
- instruments13
- menstruants13
- ministrants13
- multistates13
- neutralisms13
- sustainment13
- aluminises12
- antiserums12
- instalment12
- instrument12
- insularism12
- intimaters12
- luminaires12
- luminaries12
- mainliners12
- mannerists12
- maturities12
- menstruant12
- mentalists12
- miniatures12
- ministates12
- ministrant12
- multistate12
- neutralism12
- nutriments12
- ritualisms12
- seminarist12
- stimulants12
- stimulates12
- transmutes12
- trienniums12
- unmanliest12
- instituters11
- neutralists11
- unresistant11
- alienisms11
- altruisms11
- aluminise11
- aneurisms11
- antiserum11
- intermats11
- intermits11
- intimater11
- intimates11
- lamisters11
- liniments11
- literatim11
- luminaire11
- luminists11
- mainliner11
- mainlines11
- maltiness11
- maltsters11
- manliness11
- mannerist11
- martinets11
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