Is PARTICIPATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARTICIPATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARTICIPATES mean?
Participates is a form of PARTICIPATE.
- verb
share in something
- verb
become a participant; be involved in
“enter a race”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 PARTICIPATES
PARTICIPATES 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 PARTICIPATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- participate17
- patriciates15
- crappiest15
- patriciate14
- rapacities14
- crappies14
- epicarps14
- papacies14
- papricas14
- capitates13
- epistatic13
- parasitic13
- patristic13
- trippiest13
- cappers13
- crappie13
- epicarp13
- paprica13
- peptics13
- precips13
- priapic13
- airscape12
- airspace12
- apatetic12
- appestat12
- appraise12
- capitate12
- crispate12
- parapets12
- paretics12
- periapts12
- picrates12
- picrites12
- piracies12
- pitapats12
- practise12
- priciest12
- tipcarts12
- tippiest12
- trippets12
- capper12
- peptic12
- precip12
- patriates11
- appears11
- apprise11
- aseptic11
- carpets11
- episcia11
- paciest11
- parapet11
- paretic11
- pepitas11
- periapt11
- picaras11
- picrate11
- picrite11
- pipiest11
- piratic11
- pitapat11
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