Is PATERNITIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PATERNITIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PATERNITIES mean?
Paternities is a form of PATERNITY.
- noun
the state of being a father
“tests were conducted to determine paternity”
- noun
the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
- noun
the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
“the authorship of the theory is disputed”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 PATERNITIES
PATERNITIES 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 PATERNITIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- septenarii12
- aperients11
- episterna11
- paintiest11
- patienter11
- pinsetter11
- pistareen11
- sparteine11
- triptanes11
- itinerates10
- aperient10
- ineptest10
- naperies10
- painters10
- paintier10
- pantries10
- parietes10
- parities10
- partiest10
- patients10
- patterns10
- peartest10
- peatiest10
- pertains10
- pinaster10
- pineries10
- pretaste10
- pretties10
- pristane10
- pristine10
- repaints10
- spittier10
- transept10
- trapnest10
- triptane10
- triptans10
- enteritis9
- interties9
- itinerate9
- reinstate9
- retinites9
- aperies9
- arpents9
- aspirin9
- entraps9
- epaters9
- erepsin9
- inepter9
- inspire9
- nepetas9
- painter9
- paneers9
- paniers9
- panties9
- parents9
- parties9
- partite9
- pastern9
- pastier9
- patents9
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