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.
i1n1v4e1s1t1i1g2a1t1e1s1
PlayableINVESTIGATES · 12 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept INVESTIGATES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.83%
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
Scrabble i1n1v4e1s1t1i1g2a1t1e1s1 16
Words with Friends i1n2v5e1s1t1i1g3a1t1e1s1 19
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.
Shorter words from the letters in INVESTIGATES
investigate15 negativists15 estivating14 negativist14 instigates11 agentives13 envisages13 evitating13 genitives13 gestative13 ingestive13 negatives13 steevings13 vegetists13 vignettes13 visagiste13 assentive12 estivates12 naiveties12 nativists12 sensitive12 tantivies12 tastevins12 vastities12 visitants12 angstiest10 gaseities10 instigate10 sagenites10 stingiest10 anisettes9 satieties9 satiniest9 tensities9 tetanises9 titanises9 agentive12 envisage12 genitive12 negative12
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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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