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Is MOTIVATIONS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, MOTIVATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does MOTIVATIONS mean?

Motivations is a form of MOTIVATION.

  1. noun

    the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

    “we did not understand his motivation”

  2. noun

    the condition of being motivated

    “his motivation was at a high level”

  3. noun

    the act of motivating; providing incentive

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
11

M (3) + O (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 16 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 MOTIVATIONS

MOTIVATIONS 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 MOTIVATIONS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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