CARESSING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARESSING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
c3a1r1e1s1s1i1n1g2
PlayableCARESSING · 9 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept CARESSING?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.11%
Our own measure of how useful CARESSING is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARESSING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caressingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARESSING scores
Scrabble c3a1r1e1s1s1i1n1g2 12
Words with Friends c4a1r1e1s1s1i1n2g3 15
Face value of the 9 tiles in CARESSING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARESSING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CARESSING
2 longer words begin with CARESSING.
Shorter words from the letters in CARESSING
caginess11 ceasings11 creasing11 grecians11 sacrings11 searcing11 arcsines10 arsenics10 cerasins10 raciness10 assigner9 reassign9 searings9 seringas9 anergic10 arcings10 carings10 casings10 ceasing10 cessing10 cringes10 grecian10 incages10 racings10 sacring10 scaring10 ancress9 arcsine9 arsenic9 carnies9 caseins9 caserns9 cassine9 cerasin9 incases9 scrines9 agnises8 agrises8 angries8 earings8
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Common questions about CARESSING
- Is CARESSING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARESSING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARESSING worth?
- CARESSING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CARESSING?
- CARESSING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CARESSING:
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