Is VIDEOTAPES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VIDEOTAPES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VIDEOTAPES mean?
Videotapes is a form of VIDEOTAPE.
- noun
a video recording made on magnetic tape
- noun
a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound
- verb
record on videotape
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
V (4) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + O (1) + T (1) + A (1) + P (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 VIDEOTAPES
VIDEOTAPES 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 VIDEOTAPES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- videotape15
- adoptive14
- postdive14
- pivoted13
- deviates12
- sedative12
- peavies12
- spaviet12
- paveed12
- vespid12
- adoptees11
- dioptase11
- epidotes11
- poetised11
- advisee11
- datives11
- deviate11
- devotes11
- vistaed11
- pavise11
- pivots11
- spavie11
- paved11
- pavid11
- vaped11
- vapid11
- adipose10
- adoptee10
- deposit10
- despite10
- dopiest10
- epidote10
- episode10
- opiated10
- podesta10
- podites10
- posited10
- sopited10
- topside10
- advise10
- avoids10
- dative10
- davies10
- davits10
- deaves10
- devest10
- devise10
- devote10
- divest10
- divots10
- evades10
- evited10
- sieved10
- staved10
- stoved10
- vadose10
- vested10
- vetoed10
- videos10
- visaed10
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