Is INSTRUMENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSTRUMENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSTRUMENTS mean?
Instruments is a form of INSTRUMENT.
- noun
a device that requires skill for proper use
- noun
the means whereby some act is accomplished
“my greed was the instrument of my destruction”
- noun
a person used by another to gain an end
- noun
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + U (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 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 INSTRUMENTS
INSTRUMENTS 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 INSTRUMENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- instrument12
- nutriments12
- nutriment11
- metrists10
- minsters10
- minutest10
- mistrust10
- mistunes10
- munsters10
- mustiest10
- smuttier10
- sternums10
- stuntmen10
- terminus10
- trimness10
- unmiters10
- unmitres10
- nutrients9
- nuttiness9
- runtiness9
- ruttiness9
- estrums9
- metrist9
- minster9
- minters9
- minuets9
- minuses9
- minuter9
- minutes9
- missent9
- misters9
- mistune9
- misuser9
- mittens9
- munster9
- muntins9
- mureins9
- murines9
- mussier9
- musters9
- mustier9
- mutines9
- mutters9
- remints9
- rumness9
- sistrum9
- smiters9
- smitten9
- sternum9
- surmise9
- trismus9
- truisms9
- unmiter9
- unmitre9
- untrims9
- entrusts8
- intrusts8
- nutrient8
- nutsiest8
- runniest8
Study INSTRUMENTS and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.