Is SUSTAINED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUSTAINED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUSTAINED mean?
- adjective
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
“sustained flight”
- adjective
(of an electric arc) continuous
“heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 10 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 SUSTAINED
SUSTAINED 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 SUSTAINED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- audients9
- destains9
- sandiest9
- sinuated9
- sinuates8
- audient8
- audists8
- dauties8
- destain8
- detains8
- disseat8
- dissent8
- dunites8
- instead8
- nidates8
- niduses8
- nudists8
- sainted8
- satined8
- snidest8
- stained8
- studies8
- sundaes8
- tissued8
- unsated8
- aunties7
- entasis7
- issuant7
- nasties7
- seitans7
- sestina7
- sinuate7
- sustain7
- tansies7
- tisanes7
- unseats7
- adieus7
- asides7
- audist7
- audits7
- daises7
- dassie7
- daunts7
- dautie7
- deists7
- desist7
- detain7
- disuse7
- dunite7
- duties7
- idents7
- indues7
- issued7
- nidate7
- nudest7
- nudies7
- nudist7
- sadist7
- sained7
- sauted7
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