Is INTERCALATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INTERCALATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INTERCALATES mean?
Intercalates is a form of INTERCALATE.
- verb
insert (days) in a calendar
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 INTERCALATES
INTERCALATES 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 INTERCALATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- intercalate13
- tetracaines13
- altercates12
- catenaries12
- centralest12
- centralise12
- centralist12
- certainest12
- intercaste12
- interlaces12
- lacertians12
- lacertines12
- linecaster12
- tetracaine12
- treacliest12
- acierates11
- altercate11
- analcites11
- ancestral11
- anelastic11
- arsenical11
- ascertain11
- cartelise11
- caseinate11
- catenates11
- catteries11
- centiares11
- cisternae11
- cisternal11
- clarinets11
- craniates11
- creatines11
- interacts11
- interlace11
- intersect11
- iterances11
- lacerates11
- lacertian11
- lacertine11
- laitances11
- larcenies11
- larcenist11
- latencies11
- nectarial11
- nectaries11
- raclettes11
- reactants11
- reclinate11
- reliances11
- sectarian11
- stenciler11
- tailraces11
- tentacles11
- testacean11
- tetanical11
- aliterates10
- alternates10
- retaliates10
- tantaliser10
- acarines10
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