Is LIQUIDATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LIQUIDATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LIQUIDATES mean?
Liquidates is a form of LIQUIDATE.
- verb
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
“The mafia liquidated the informer”
- verb
eliminate by paying off (debts)
- verb
convert into cash
“I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband”
- verb
settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off
“liquidate a company”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 10
L (1) + I (1) + Q (10) + U (1) + I (1) + D (2) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 LIQUIDATES
LIQUIDATES 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 LIQUIDATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- liquidate19
- qualities18
- disquiet18
- liquated18
- liquates17
- siliquae17
- tequilas17
- diquats17
- liquids17
- quailed17
- quilted17
- squalid17
- liquate16
- siliqua16
- silique16
- tequila16
- diquat16
- equids16
- liquid16
- equals15
- quails15
- quiets15
- quilts15
- squeal15
- equid15
- qadis15
- qaids15
- quads15
- quids15
- squad15
- squid15
- equal14
- quail14
- quais14
- quale14
- quasi14
- quate14
- quest14
- quiet14
- quilt14
- quite14
- quits14
- squat14
- qadi14
- qaid14
- quad14
- quid14
- qats13
- quai13
- quit13
- qat12
- qis12
- qua12
- suq12
- qi11
- dualities10
- idealist9
- utilised9
- audiles8
- auldest8
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