Is MITHRIDATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MITHRIDATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MITHRIDATES mean?
- noun
ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 MITHRIDATES
MITHRIDATES 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 MITHRIDATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mithridate16
- hetairism14
- tritheism14
- ditheism14
- misheard14
- semihard14
- dermatitis13
- isarithm13
- thermits13
- dirhams13
- hedarim13
- maidish13
- marshed13
- midrash13
- admitters12
- disherit12
- ditheist12
- hardiest12
- stithied12
- thirsted12
- atheism12
- hamster12
- hermits12
- mishear12
- mithers12
- shittim12
- shmatte12
- thairms12
- thermit12
- thirams12
- dirham12
- emdash12
- harmed12
- mashed12
- shamed12
- admitter11
- hairiest11
- imitated11
- misrated11
- readmits11
- semiarid11
- shittier11
- thirties11
- timidest11
- triadism11
- airshed11
- airthed11
- dashier11
- dearths11
- dehairs11
- dishier11
- dithers11
- hardest11
- hardies11
- hardset11
- hatreds11
- shadier11
- sharted11
- shirted11
- shitted11
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