Is MILITARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MILITARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MILITARY mean?
- adjective
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
“military law”
- adjective
characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military
“military uniforms”
- adjective
associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians
“military police”
- noun
the military forces of a nation
“their military is the largest in the region”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
M (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 13 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 MILITARY
MILITARY 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 MILITARY
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from MILITARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- limitary13
- miliary12
- trimly11
- amity10
- malty10
- marly10
- milty10
- mylar10
- tryma10
- airily9
- artily9
- amyl9
- army9
- limy9
- miry9
- mity9
- rimy9
- mitral8
- ramtil8
- lairy8
- laity8
- lyart8
- riyal8
- may8
- yam8
- amrit7
- limit7
- milia7
- airy7
- arty7
- aryl7
- tray7
- my7
- amir6
- lima6
- mail6
- mair6
- malt6
- marl6
- mart6
- milt6
- miri6
- rami6
- tram6
- trim6
- lay6
- ray6
- rya6
- try6
- yar6
- litai5
- trail5
- trial5
- aim5
- ami5
- arm5
- lam5
- mar5
- mat5
- mil5
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