Is PASTORATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PASTORATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PASTORATES mean?
Pastorates is a form of PASTORATE.
- noun
pastors collectively
- noun
the position of pastor
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 PASTORATES
PASTORATES 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 PASTORATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- apostates11
- pastorate11
- prostates11
- apostate10
- espartos10
- prostate10
- protases10
- protests10
- seaports10
- spatters10
- spotters10
- tapsters10
- aerostats9
- esparto9
- pasters9
- pastors9
- patters9
- petasos9
- posters9
- potters9
- prestos9
- proteas9
- protest9
- repasts9
- reposts9
- respots9
- sapotas9
- sapotes9
- sarapes9
- satraps9
- seaport9
- soapers9
- sparest9
- spatter9
- spotter9
- stopers9
- tapster9
- teapots9
- aerosats8
- aerostat8
- toasters8
- aptest8
- arepas8
- aspers8
- estops8
- operas8
- pareos8
- parses8
- paseos8
- passer8
- pastas8
- paster8
- pastes8
- pastor8
- paters8
- patter8
- pestos8
- posers8
- posset8
- poster8
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