Is PEDESTALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PEDESTALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PEDESTALS mean?
Pedestals is a form of PEDESTAL.
- noun
a support or foundation
“the base of the lamp”
- noun
a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)
“they put him on a pedestal”
- noun
an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (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 PEDESTALS
PEDESTALS 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 PEDESTALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pedestal11
- stapedes11
- tapeless10
- elapsed10
- pesades10
- pestled10
- petaled10
- pleased10
- pleated10
- sepaled10
- spalted10
- stapled10
- dateless9
- detassel9
- tasseled9
- elapses9
- pastels9
- pesetas9
- pestles9
- pleases9
- sapeles9
- staples9
- tapless9
- adepts9
- lapsed9
- leaped9
- padles9
- passed9
- pasted9
- pealed9
- pedals9
- pedate9
- pelted9
- pesade9
- plated9
- pleads9
- spades9
- speeds9
- delates8
- desalts8
- eldests8
- sedates8
- asleep8
- elapse8
- etapes8
- lapses8
- palest8
- palets8
- passee8
- passel8
- pastel8
- pastes8
- peases8
- peseta8
- pestle8
- petals8
- plates8
- please8
- pleats8
- saleps8
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