Is PATERNALISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PATERNALISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (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.
Definition
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See the definition of PaternalistsHooks for PATERNALISTS
PATERNALISTS 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 PATERNALISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- partialness13
- paternalist13
- intraplate12
- paltriness12
- separatist12
- transeptal12
- tantalisers11
- airplanes11
- antepasts11
- antipress11
- apartness11
- aspirants11
- aspirates11
- interlaps11
- palatines11
- palestras11
- paltriest11
- panelists11
- pantalets11
- parasites11
- parietals11
- partisans11
- pastelist11
- patinates11
- patriates11
- perinatal11
- pilasters11
- pinasters11
- plaisters11
- printless11
- pristanes11
- psalteria11
- psaltries11
- satrapies11
- septarian11
- spartinas11
- splatters11
- splinters11
- splitters11
- sprattles11
- stairstep11
- stapelias11
- tinplates11
- transepts11
- traplines11
- trapnests11
- triplanes11
- triptanes11
- sterilants10
- tantaliser10
- tantalises10
- tearstains10
- translates10
- airplane10
- anapests10
- antepast10
- antirape10
- apatites10
- aspirant10
- aspirate10
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