CREATING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. CREATING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept CREATING?

Word power: 39 / 100

Our own measure of how useful CREATING is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CREATING

No single letter turns CREATING into another word.

How CREATING scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in CREATING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CREATING has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about CREATING

• All 8 letters of CREATING are different — nothing repeats.
• The same 8 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

What does CREATING mean in Scrabble?

CREATING is the -ing form (present participle) of CREATE.

CREATE(verb) — To bring something into existence that did not exist before.

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Anagrams of CREATING

The 8 tiles of CREATING in a different order — 4 found.

Shorter words from the letters in CREATING

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Common questions about CREATING

Is CREATING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts CREATING, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is CREATING worth?

CREATING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CREATING?

No single letter can be added to CREATING to make another word.