Is POLLUTES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLLUTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLLUTES mean?
Pollutes is a form of POLLUTE.
- verb
make impure
“The industrial wastes polluted the lake”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + L (1) + U (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 POLLUTES
POLLUTES 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.
Anagrams of POLLUTES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from POLLUTES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- outspell10
- pollute9
- pullets9
- tupelos9
- letups8
- loupes8
- pluots8
- poults8
- pullet8
- tupelo8
- upsell8
- outsell7
- sellout7
- estop7
- letup7
- lopes7
- loupe7
- loups7
- pelts7
- pesto7
- plots7
- pluot7
- poets7
- poles7
- polls7
- poult7
- pouts7
- pules7
- pulls7
- pulse7
- setup7
- slept7
- slope7
- spell7
- spelt7
- spout7
- stope7
- stoup7
- stupe7
- topes7
- upset7
- solute6
- tousle6
- tulles6
- epos6
- lept6
- lope6
- lops6
- loup6
- opes6
- opts6
- opus6
- pelt6
- peso6
- pest6
- pets6
- plot6
- plus6
- poet6
- pole6
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