Is TERGIVERSATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TERGIVERSATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TERGIVERSATED mean?
Tergiversated is a form of TERGIVERSATE.
- verb
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
- verb
abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + G (2) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 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 TERGIVERSATED
TERGIVERSATED 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 TERGIVERSATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tergiversate16
- advertiser14
- travestied14
- graveside14
- vegetated14
- advertise13
- derivates13
- detersive13
- diverters13
- ergatives13
- estivated13
- gestative13
- gravesite13
- retrieved13
- traversed13
- vegetates13
- verditers13
- diverges13
- deregister12
- registered12
- retargeted12
- arrestive12
- retrieves12
- serviette12
- veritates12
- derivate12
- derivers12
- deserver12
- deviates12
- diverter12
- egestive12
- ergative12
- grievers12
- redrives12
- reserved12
- reversed12
- reverted12
- revested12
- revetted12
- rivetted12
- sedative12
- vedettes12
- vegetate12
- vegetist12
- verditer12
- videttes12
- virgates12
- diverge12
- greaved12
- grieved12
- visaged12
- reiterated11
- degreaser11
- detergers11
- greediest11
- regretted11
- tragedies11
- averters11
- estivate11
- restrive11
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