Is INVESTIGATORS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INVESTIGATORS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INVESTIGATORS mean?
Investigators is a form of INVESTIGATOR.
- noun
a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
- noun
someone who investigates
- noun
a police officer who investigates crimes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + S (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 INVESTIGATORS
INVESTIGATORS 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 INVESTIGATORS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- investigator16
- invigorates15
- negativists15
- overstating15
- estivations14
- estivating14
- gravitinos14
- invigorate14
- negativist14
- ravigottes14
- estivation13
- estivators13
- novitiates13
- ovaritises13
- sovranties13
- transitive13
- vanitories13
- gravities13
- gravitino13
- gravitons13
- grievants13
- ravigotes13
- ravigotte13
- rivetting13
- vaginoses13
- vaginosis13
- vintagers13
- instigators12
- signatories12
- aversions12
- estivator12
- investors12
- nativists12
- novitiate12
- revisions12
- savoriest12
- tantivies12
- tevatrons12
- travoises12
- varsities12
- vastities12
- visitants12
- vitiators12
- votarists12
- averting12
- gavottes12
- graviton12
- grievant12
- groviest12
- isogrivs12
- ravigote12
- reivings12
- revising12
- revoting12
- riveting12
- savoring12
- servings12
- starving12
- striving12
- vertigos12
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