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Is PATRILINEAL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PATRILINEAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PATRILINEAL mean?

  1. adjective

    based on or tracing descent through the male line

    “a patrilineal society”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

17

Words With Friends

11

Letters

P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + A (1) + L (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 PATRILINEAL

PATRILINEAL 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 PATRILINEAL

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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