Is PROXIMATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROXIMATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROXIMATE mean?
- adjective
closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
“news of his proximate arrival”
- adjective
very close in space or time
“proximate words”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + X (8) + I (1) + M (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 20 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 PROXIMATE
PROXIMATE 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 PROXIMATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mixtape18
- premixt18
- expiator17
- premix17
- toxemia16
- export15
- matrix15
- poxier15
- pretax15
- remixt15
- mpox15
- axiom14
- expat14
- mirex14
- mixer14
- moxie14
- oxime14
- remix14
- apex13
- exam13
- expo13
- maxi13
- mixt13
- moxa13
- oxim13
- prex13
- axite12
- extra12
- ixora12
- oxter12
- retax12
- taxer12
- max12
- mix12
- pax12
- pix12
- pox12
- emporia11
- meropia11
- primate11
- exit11
- oxer11
- taxi11
- armpit10
- impart10
- import10
- mopier10
- optima10
- optime10
- permit10
- tamper10
- trompe10
- axe10
- rax10
- rex10
- tax10
- tix10
- impro9
- moper9
- prima9
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