Is REGULATORY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, REGULATORY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does REGULATORY mean?
- adjective
restricting according to rules or principles
“a regulatory gene”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + G (2) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 14 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 REGULATORY
REGULATORY 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 REGULATORY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- grayout11
- greatly11
- greyout11
- gyrator11
- roguery11
- regulator10
- agouty10
- argyle10
- eulogy10
- grayer10
- grouty10
- gyrate10
- otalgy10
- yogurt10
- outglare9
- artery9
- elytra9
- layout9
- lyrate9
- outlay9
- rarely9
- realty9
- rotary9
- rotely9
- agley9
- gayer9
- glary9
- glory9
- gluey9
- goaty9
- gouty9
- gurry9
- guyot9
- gyral9
- yager9
- garrote8
- gloater8
- grouter8
- legator8
- outrage8
- regular8
- tegular8
- early8
- layer8
- leary8
- lorry8
- loury8
- lyart8
- relay8
- retry8
- royal8
- tarry8
- teary8
- terry8
- toyer8
- truly8
- tuyer8
- yarer8
- yurta8
- agly8
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