Is LEGITIMATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEGITIMATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEGITIMATIONS mean?
Legitimations is a form of LEGITIMATION.
- noun
the act of rendering a person legitimate
“he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king”
- noun
the act of making lawful
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + M (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 16 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 LEGITIMATIONS
LEGITIMATIONS 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 LEGITIMATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- legitimation15
- malignities14
- mitigations14
- antielitism13
- limitations13
- testimonial13
- estimating13
- legitimist13
- metalising13
- militating13
- mistitling13
- mitigation13
- litigations12
- estimation12
- imitations12
- limitation12
- motilities12
- atomising12
- imitating12
- itemising12
- ligaments12
- miseating12
- mitigants12
- mitigates12
- molesting12
- mottlings12
- antilogies11
- etiolating11
- intaglioes11
- litigation11
- toiletings11
- totalising11
- alimonies11
- aminities11
- imitation11
- intimates11
- laminitis11
- limonites11
- mentalist11
- militants11
- militates11
- ministate11
- semitonal11
- antismog11
- emailing11
- emitting11
- giantism11
- imagines11
- ligament11
- limiting11
- longtime11
- magnetos11
- mailings11
- maltings11
- mangiest11
- mattings11
- megatons11
- metaling11
- mingiest11
- mintages11
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