Is PREDESTINATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PREDESTINATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PREDESTINATE mean?
- verb
foreordain by divine will or decree
- adjective
established or prearranged unalterably
“his place in history was foreordained”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 15 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 PREDESTINATE
Single letters that turn PREDESTINATE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks2
Words you can make from PREDESTINATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pedantries13
- pedestrian13
- penetrated13
- predestine13
- tapestried13
- trapnested13
- penetrates12
- departees12
- desperate12
- dipterans12
- patterned12
- pertained12
- presented12
- president12
- pretasted12
- pretested12
- repainted12
- repetends12
- spattered12
- trepidant12
- denitrates11
- interested11
- reinstated11
- straitened11
- aperients11
- episterna11
- patentees11
- patienter11
- penetrate11
- pinsetter11
- pistareen11
- sparteine11
- triptanes11
- adeptest11
- airspeed11
- depaints11
- departee11
- dipteran11
- epatered11
- parented11
- patented11
- pattened11
- pattered11
- pederast11
- pestered11
- predates11
- preedits11
- pretends11
- prettied11
- priested11
- rapeseed11
- rapidest11
- repasted11
- repeated11
- repented11
- repetend11
- respited11
- speedier11
- spendier11
- sprained11
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