Is POTENTIATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POTENTIATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POTENTIATES mean?
Potentiates is a form of POTENTIATE.
- verb
increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
“potentiate the drug”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 POTENTIATES
POTENTIATES 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 POTENTIATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- patientest12
- potentates12
- potentiate12
- pettitoes11
- potentate11
- septation11
- ineptest10
- nepotist10
- patients10
- peatiest10
- pettiest10
- postteen10
- potteens10
- pottiest10
- saponite10
- enstatite9
- intestate9
- satinette9
- antipot9
- atopies9
- epinaos9
- nepetas9
- openest9
- opiates9
- panties9
- patents9
- patient9
- patines9
- pattens9
- pattest9
- patties9
- penates9
- pentose9
- peonies9
- petites9
- pintoes9
- poetise9
- pointes9
- posteen9
- poteens9
- potteen9
- potties9
- sapient9
- senopia9
- septate9
- spinate9
- teapots9
- teopans9
- tiptoes9
- anisette8
- nattiest8
- nettiest8
- noisette8
- steatite8
- taenites8
- tentiest8
- teosinte8
- tetanies8
- tetanise8
- tonettes8
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