CAPTURING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CAPTURING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
c3a1p3t1u1r1i1n1g2
PlayableCAPTURING · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CAPTURING?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.22%
Our own measure of how useful CAPTURING is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAPTURING
No single letter turns CAPTURING into another word.
How CAPTURING scores
Scrabble c3a1p3t1u1r1i1n1g2 14
Words with Friends c4a1p4t1u2r1i1n2g3 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in CAPTURING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CAPTURING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CAPTURING
- All 9 letters of CAPTURING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CAPTURING
curating11 uprating11 carping12 craping12 cantrip11 puranic11 carting10 crating10 parting10 prating10 tapuing10 tracing10 traping10 trucing10 curtain9 puritan9 turacin9 uptrain9 caping11 pacing11 catnip10 puncta10 acting9 apting9 arcing9 caring9 curing9 paring9 pignut9 puring9 racing9 raping9 taping9 tragic9 upgirt9 urping9 anicut8 anuric8 criant8 nautic8
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Common questions about CAPTURING
- Is CAPTURING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAPTURING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAPTURING worth?
- CAPTURING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CAPTURING?
- No single letter can be added to CAPTURING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CAPTURING:
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