Is NECESSITATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NECESSITATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NECESSITATES mean?
Necessitates is a form of NECESSITATE.
- verb
require as useful, just, or proper
“It takes nerve to do what she did”
- verb
cause to be a concomitant
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
12
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 NECESSITATES
NECESSITATES 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 NECESSITATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cattinesses13
- necessitate13
- tacitnesses13
- scattiness12
- asciteses11
- cassettes11
- cattiness11
- cineastes11
- ecstasies11
- scantiest11
- tacitness11
- testacies11
- titanesses10
- casettes10
- cassenes10
- cassette10
- cassines10
- centeses10
- centesis10
- cineaste10
- cineasts10
- ecesises10
- entastic10
- essences10
- nictates10
- scantest10
- scanties10
- senesces10
- statices10
- tetanics10
- anisettes9
- tastiness9
- teensiest9
- testiness9
- tetanises9
- acetins9
- ascents9
- asceses9
- ascesis9
- ascites9
- caseins9
- casette9
- cassene9
- cassine9
- catties9
- cetanes9
- cineast9
- ectases9
- ectasis9
- encases9
- entices9
- essence9
- incases9
- incests9
- insects9
- nictate9
- seances9
- secants9
- senecas9
- senesce9
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