Is MILITATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MILITATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MILITATES mean?
Militates is a form of MILITATE.
- verb
have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
“Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (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 MILITATES
MILITATES 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 MILITATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- imitates10
- maltiest10
- metalist10
- militate10
- miltiest10
- mistitle10
- smaltite10
- amities9
- elitism9
- etatism9
- imitate9
- limiest9
- limites9
- matiest9
- mitiest9
- emails8
- lamest8
- limits8
- mailes8
- mattes8
- mesial8
- metals8
- misate8
- miseat8
- mislie8
- mislit8
- samiel8
- samite8
- samlet8
- simile8
- smalti8
- tamest8
- elitist7
- laities7
- almes7
- amies7
- email7
- emits7
- items7
- lames7
- limas7
- limes7
- limit7
- maile7
- mails7
- maist7
- males7
- malts7
- mates7
- matte7
- matts7
- meals7
- meats7
- melts7
- metal7
- metis7
- miles7
- milia7
- milts7
- mites7
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