Is IRRADIATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IRRADIATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IRRADIATES mean?
Irradiates is a form of IRRADIATE.
- verb
give spiritual insight to; in religion
- verb
cast rays of light upon
- verb
expose to radiation
“irradiate food”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + R (1) + R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 IRRADIATES
IRRADIATES 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 IRRADIATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- irradiate10
- airdates9
- dataries9
- radiates9
- ariaries8
- rarities8
- airdate8
- airside8
- aridest8
- arrased8
- astride8
- dairies8
- darters8
- diaries8
- diarist8
- diaster8
- dirtier8
- dirties8
- disrate8
- ditsier8
- radiate8
- raiders8
- retards8
- ritards8
- staider8
- starred8
- stirred8
- strider8
- tardier8
- tardies8
- tarried8
- tiaraed8
- tidiers8
- tirades8
- traders8
- airiest7
- aristae7
- artsier7
- asteria7
- atresia7
- erratas7
- tarries7
- tarsier7
- aiders7
- airted7
- arider7
- darers7
- darter7
- daters7
- deairs7
- derats7
- derris7
- direst7
- drears7
- driers7
- driest7
- irades7
- irides7
- irised7
- radars7
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