Is LEGISLATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEGISLATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEGISLATES mean?
Legislates is a form of LEGISLATE.
- verb
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
“They passed the amendment”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + I (1) + S (1) + L (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 LEGISLATES
LEGISLATES 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 LEGISLATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- legalises10
- legalists10
- legislate10
- stillages10
- egalites9
- elegists9
- galilees9
- gateless9
- legalise9
- legalist9
- stillage9
- tillages9
- lealties8
- tailless8
- tallises8
- aegises8
- ageists8
- ageless8
- aiglets8
- alleges8
- eaglets8
- egalite8
- elegist8
- elegits8
- galilee8
- gallets8
- gallies8
- gelates8
- gelatis8
- gellies8
- glassie8
- legates8
- legists8
- legless8
- ligases8
- ligates8
- sagiest8
- segetal8
- silages8
- telegas8
- tillage8
- easiest7
- listees7
- listels7
- sallets7
- sallies7
- salties7
- stellas7
- tailles7
- tallies7
- teasels7
- telesis7
- tellies7
- tieless7
- ageist7
- agists7
- aglets7
- aiglet7
- allege7
- eagles7
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