INVESTIGATES is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. INVESTIGATES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INVESTIGATES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INVESTIGATES is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INVESTIGATES
No single letter turns INVESTIGATES into another word.
How INVESTIGATES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in INVESTIGATES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INVESTIGATES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INVESTIGATES mean in Scrabble?
INVESTIGATES is the present-tense form of INVESTIGATE used with he, she and it.
INVESTIGATE(verb) — To look into something carefully in order to find out the facts.
Shorter words from the letters in INVESTIGATES
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Common questions about INVESTIGATES
- Is INVESTIGATES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INVESTIGATES, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INVESTIGATES worth?
- INVESTIGATES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INVESTIGATES?
- No single letter can be added to INVESTIGATES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of INVESTIGATES:
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