Is PISTILLATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PISTILLATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PISTILLATE mean?
- adjective
bearing or consisting of carpels
- adjective
having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (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 PISTILLATE
PISTILLATE 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 PISTILLATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- palliest10
- pastille10
- platiest10
- aplites9
- paliest9
- pallets9
- patties9
- peltast9
- pietist9
- platies9
- spilite9
- spittle9
- talipes9
- tillites8
- aplite8
- aptest8
- espial8
- lapels8
- lipase8
- palest8
- palets8
- pallet8
- pastel8
- pastie8
- pastil8
- pattie8
- petals8
- petsai8
- pietas8
- pistil8
- pities8
- pittas8
- plaits8
- plates8
- pleats8
- septal8
- spital8
- staple8
- stipel8
- tepals8
- elitist7
- illites7
- laities7
- littles7
- tailles7
- tallest7
- tallies7
- tallits7
- tillite7
- lapel7
- lapis7
- lapse7
- leaps7
- leapt7
- lepta7
- lipas7
- pails7
- paise7
- pales7
- palet7
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