Is PREDOMINANT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PREDOMINANT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PREDOMINANT mean?
- adjective
most frequent or common
“prevailing winds”
- adjective
having superior power and influence
“the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) + O (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 16 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 PREDOMINANT
PREDOMINANT 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 PREDOMINANT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ademption14
- antimodern13
- ordainment13
- prenomina13
- prominent13
- protamine13
- dopamine13
- imparted13
- imported13
- piedmont13
- pomander13
- preadmit13
- tamponed13
- adornment12
- nominated12
- predation12
- orpiment12
- pointman12
- pointmen12
- protamin12
- ptomaine12
- imponed12
- tramped12
- tromped12
- antipode11
- demonian11
- dipteran11
- dipteron11
- dominant11
- dominate11
- dormient11
- endpoint11
- mediator11
- normande11
- pinnated11
- pronated11
- radiomen11
- emporia11
- maintop11
- manrope11
- meropia11
- permian11
- pimento11
- primate11
- promine11
- ptomain11
- rampion11
- tampion11
- timpano11
- tripman11
- tripmen11
- dampen11
- damper11
- impend11
- pomade11
- primed11
- ramped11
- romped11
- tamped11
- antinome10
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