AUTOCLAVING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. AUTOCLAVING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUTOCLAVING?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUTOCLAVING is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUTOCLAVING
No single letter turns AUTOCLAVING into another word.
How AUTOCLAVING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in AUTOCLAVING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUTOCLAVING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AUTOCLAVING mean in Scrabble?
AUTOCLAVING is the -ing form (present participle) of AUTOCLAVE.
AUTOCLAVE(noun) — A strong sealed chamber in which steam under high pressure and temperature is used to sterilise equipment or drive chemical reactions.
Shorter words from the letters in AUTOCLAVING
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Common questions about AUTOCLAVING
- Is AUTOCLAVING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTOCLAVING, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUTOCLAVING worth?
- AUTOCLAVING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AUTOCLAVING?
- No single letter can be added to AUTOCLAVING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of AUTOCLAVING:
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