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
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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