Is POLLUTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLLUTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLLUTED mean?
- adjective
rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution
“had to boil the contaminated water”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + L (1) + U (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 11 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 POLLUTED
POLLUTED 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 POLLUTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pollute9
- duplet9
- louped9
- polled9
- pouted9
- pulled9
- pullet8
- tupelo8
- depot8
- duple8
- loped8
- opted8
- poled8
- puled8
- toped8
- duello7
- louted7
- outled7
- tolled7
- letup7
- loupe7
- pluot7
- poult7
- dope7
- dupe7
- oped7
- pled7
- plod7
- updo7
- luted6
- outed6
- toled6
- lept6
- lope6
- loup6
- pelt6
- plot6
- poet6
- pole6
- poll6
- pout6
- pule6
- pull6
- tope6
- dep6
- dup6
- ped6
- pod6
- pud6
- tulle5
- dell5
- delt5
- dole5
- doll5
- dolt5
- dote5
- dout5
- duel5
- duet5
- dull5
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