Is MARINATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MARINATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MARINATES mean?
Marinates is a form of MARINATE.
- verb
soak in marinade
“marinade herring”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (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 MARINATES
MARINATES 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.
Anagrams of MARINATES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from MARINATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- animaters11
- amentias10
- amirates10
- animater10
- animates10
- marinate10
- martians10
- minarets10
- raiments10
- sarmenta10
- tamarins10
- amentia9
- amirate9
- amnesia9
- amritas9
- anemias9
- animate9
- etamins9
- imarets9
- inmates9
- maestri9
- mantras9
- marinas9
- marines9
- martens9
- martian9
- martins9
- minaret9
- minster9
- minters9
- misrate9
- namaste9
- raiment9
- ramenta9
- remains9
- remints9
- sarment9
- seminar9
- smarten9
- smartie9
- stamina9
- tamarin9
- tamaris9
- tameins9
- antisera8
- artesian8
- ratanies8
- santeria8
- seatrain8
- aimers8
- airman8
- airmen8
- amenta8
- aments8
- amines8
- amrita8
- amrits8
- anemia8
- animas8
- animes8
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