Is SATISFACTORY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SATISFACTORY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SATISFACTORY mean?
- adjective
giving satisfaction
“satisfactory living conditions”
- adjective
meeting requirements
“the step makes a satisfactory seat”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + F (4) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 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 SATISFACTORY
SATISFACTORY 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 SATISFACTORY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- factory15
- scarify15
- scorify15
- artifacts14
- cryostats14
- frascatis14
- stratify14
- crafty14
- artifact13
- atrocity13
- citatory13
- cryostat13
- frascati13
- isostacy13
- sacristy13
- satisfy13
- farcy13
- factors12
- fascias12
- fascist12
- fiascos12
- fricots12
- satyric12
- forays12
- frosty12
- ossify12
- ratify12
- castratos11
- crostatas11
- crafts11
- crofts11
- facias11
- factor11
- fascia11
- fiasco11
- fracas11
- fracti11
- fricot11
- scarfs11
- scatty11
- yttric11
- fairy11
- fatty11
- foray11
- forty11
- frays11
- softy11
- trayf11
- astricts10
- castrati10
- castrato10
- citators10
- crostata10
- ricottas10
- aftosas10
- ostiary10
- safaris10
- startsy10
- yttrias10
- catty10
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