COMPLAINING is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. COMPLAINING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
c3o1m3p3l1a1i1n1i1n1g2
PlayableCOMPLAINING · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 25 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
25points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept COMPLAINING?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.64
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.45%
Our own measure of how useful COMPLAINING is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMPLAINING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
complainingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COMPLAINING scores
Scrabble c3o1m3p3l1a1i1n1i1n1g2 18
Words with Friends c4o1m4p4l2a1i1n2i1n2g3 25
Face value of the 11 tiles in COMPLAINING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COMPLAINING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with COMPLAINING
2 longer words begin with COMPLAINING.
Shorter words from the letters in COMPLAINING
companing16 compiling16 campling15 clamping15 clomping15 complain14 claiming13 gnomical13 impaling13 imponing13 incoming13 malicing13 policing13 amnionic12 inlacing11 logician11 pangolin11 pignolia11 plaining11 camping14 campong14 comping14 campion13 complin13 oilcamp13 calming12 cliping12 coaming12 lamping12 limping12 mincing12 palming12 placing12 poncing12 cipolin11 lampion11 limacon11 malonic11 nimonic11 picolin11
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Common questions about COMPLAINING
- Is COMPLAINING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMPLAINING, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMPLAINING worth?
- COMPLAINING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COMPLAINING?
- COMPLAINING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of COMPLAINING:
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