Is INVALIDATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INVALIDATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INVALIDATES mean?
Invalidates is a form of INVALIDATE.
- verb
declare invalid
“The contract was annulled”
- verb
make invalid for use
“cancel cheques or tickets”
- verb
show to be invalid
- verb
take away the legal force of or render ineffective
“invalidate a contract”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + V (4) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + D (2) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (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 INVALIDATES
INVALIDATES 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 INVALIDATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- invalidate14
- invalidest14
- salivated13
- validates13
- vandalise13
- vitalised13
- aventails12
- deviants12
- dilative12
- divalent12
- divinest12
- invalids12
- validate12
- vanitied12
- vedalias12
- vidalias12
- aestival11
- aventail11
- salivate11
- sanative11
- valiants11
- vanities11
- ventails11
- vitalise11
- advents11
- anviled11
- availed11
- aviated11
- avidins11
- datival11
- datives11
- deviant11
- devisal11
- divines11
- invades11
- invalid11
- invited11
- navaids11
- vandals11
- vedalia11
- vidalia11
- visited11
- vistaed11
- denialist10
- disentail10
- alevins10
- aviates10
- estival10
- invital10
- invites10
- levants10
- naivest10
- natives10
- vainest10
- valiant10
- valines10
- vanitas10
- ventail10
- viniest10
- advent10
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