Is INVESTIGATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INVESTIGATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INVESTIGATED mean?
Investigated is a form of INVESTIGATE.
- verb
investigate scientifically
“Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese”
- verb
conduct an inquiry or investigation of
“The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 INVESTIGATED
INVESTIGATED 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 INVESTIGATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- designative16
- investigate15
- estivating14
- negativist14
- devesting14
- deviating14
- digestive14
- divesting14
- envisaged14
- negatived14
- vignetted14
- agentives13
- estivated13
- genitives13
- gestative13
- ingestive13
- negatives13
- vendettas13
- vignettes13
- advising13
- devising13
- instigated12
- naiveties12
- tantivies12
- agentive12
- deviants12
- deviates12
- divinest12
- envisage12
- genitive12
- ideative12
- invested12
- negative12
- sedative12
- steeving12
- vanitied12
- vegetant12
- vegetist12
- vendetta12
- ventages12
- vestigia12
- videttes12
- vignette12
- vintages12
- vitiated12
- avenged12
- deaving12
- divings12
- evading12
- visaged12
- designate11
- detesting11
- digestant11
- estivate11
- invitees11
- naivetes11
- nativist11
- navettes11
- vanities11
- veiniest11
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