Is REHABILITATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, REHABILITATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does REHABILITATE mean?
- verb
help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute
“The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated”
- verb
reinstall politically
“Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime”
- verb
restore to a state of good condition or operation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
12
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + H (4) + A (1) + B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 17 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 REHABILITATE
Single letters that turn REHABILITATE 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 REHABILITATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- habilitate15
- biathlete14
- heartbeat14
- heritable14
- hateable13
- hearable13
- heatable13
- hireable13
- hittable13
- tithable13
- blather12
- blether12
- blither12
- breathe12
- habitat12
- halbert12
- hatable12
- hirable12
- albertite11
- treatable11
- hatteria11
- hetairai11
- bather11
- bertha11
- bethel11
- bharal11
- blaher11
- blithe11
- breath11
- habile11
- herbal11
- batterie10
- bralette10
- liberate10
- libretti10
- rateable10
- tearable10
- titrable10
- trabeate10
- athlete10
- haltere10
- hetaera10
- hetaira10
- lathier10
- leather10
- theater10
- theatre10
- thereat10
- trehala10
- trilith10
- baith10
- bathe10
- berth10
- birth10
- brith10
- habit10
- rehab10
- thebe10
- aliterate9
- retaliate9
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