Is PERSONATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERSONATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERSONATES mean?
Personates is a form of PERSONATE.
- verb
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
“She posed as the Czar's daughter”
- verb
attribute human qualities to something
“The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + O (1) + N (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 PERSONATES
PERSONATES 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 PERSONATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- patroness11
- peartness11
- personate11
- preseason11
- proteases11
- transpose11
- espartos10
- operants10
- operates10
- pasterns10
- pensters10
- pentoses10
- personae10
- personas10
- pertness10
- posteens10
- posterns10
- presents10
- pronates10
- protases10
- proteans10
- protease10
- raptness10
- responsa10
- response10
- seaports10
- serpents10
- trapeses10
- earstones9
- resonates9
- aptness9
- arpents9
- asperse9
- entraps9
- epaters9
- esparto9
- nepetas9
- openers9
- openest9
- operant9
- operate9
- paneers9
- pantses9
- parents9
- pareses9
- parsons9
- partons9
- pastern9
- pasters9
- pastors9
- patness9
- patrons9
- penates9
- penster9
- pentose9
- pereons9
- persona9
- persons9
- pesetas9
- pesters9
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