Is INDICATE a Valid Scrabble Word?
Scrabble validity check · NWL2023 + CSW21 · French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German & Portuguese dictionaries
Yes — INDICATE is a valid Scrabble word worth 11 points.
INDICATE appears in NWL2023 (Tournament Word List) and CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words).
INDICATE — Definition
to point out
Part of speech: a noun
INDICATE — Scrabble Points & Letter Breakdown
INDICATE is worth 11 pointsin Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value:
| Letter | Count | Points each | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| N | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| T | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | ||
INDICATE in Every Dictionary & Language
Scrabble dictionaries are language-specific — a word can be unplayable in English but perfectly legal in another language's game. Here is how INDICATE fares across all eight:
| Dictionary | Language / region | INDICATE valid? |
|---|---|---|
| NWL2023 | English — North America | Yes |
| CSW21 | English — international | Yes |
| ODS9 | French | No |
| FISE | Spanish | No |
| Zingarelli | Italian | Yes |
| OpenTaal | Dutch | No |
| wordIzy word list * | German | No |
| wordIzy word list * | Portuguese | No |
* German and Portuguese have no freely-licensed official Scrabble dictionary — wordIzy uses its own filtered word lists (the same lists that power the German and Portuguese games on this site). Matching follows the site-wide convention of stripping accents (é → e), so ELEVE matches ÉLÈVE in the French ODS9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is INDICATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INDICATE is a valid Scrabble word in the NWL2023 (Tournament Word List, the North American official dictionary) and the CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words, the international dictionary). It is worth 11 Scrabble points.
What does INDICATE mean in Scrabble?
INDICATE is a noun as: to point out.
How many points is INDICATE worth in Scrabble?
INDICATE is worth 11points in Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value: I=1 (×2), C=3, D=2, A=1, E=1, N=1, T=1.
Is INDICATE a valid word in other languages?
Yes — besides English, INDICATE is also a valid word in Italian (Zingarelli).