CULTIVATING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CULTIVATING 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.
c3u1l1t1i1v4a1t1i1n1g2
PlayableCULTIVATING · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CULTIVATING?
| 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%1.55
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.45%
Our own measure of how useful CULTIVATING is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CULTIVATING
No single letter turns CULTIVATING into another word.
How CULTIVATING scores
Scrabble c3u1l1t1i1v4a1t1i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends c4u2l2t1i1v5a1t1i1n2g3 23
Face value of the 11 tiles in CULTIVATING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CULTIVATING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CULTIVATING mean in Scrabble?
CULTIVATING is the -ing form (present participle) of CULTIVATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CULTIVATING
victualing16 cuittling12 latticing12 caviling14 vaulting12 vigilant12 vittling12 clatting11 clauting11 cuttling11 linguica11 anticult10 litigant9 tituling9 calving13 vicugna13 uncivil12 vicinal12 victual12 vincula12 vailing11 valuing11 vatting11 vauting11 vialing11 alginic10 augitic10 catling10 catting10 cingula10 cutting10 glucina10 invital10 talcing10 unvital10 lunatic9 titanic9 intagli8 tailing8 tatuing8
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Common questions about CULTIVATING
- Is CULTIVATING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CULTIVATING, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CULTIVATING worth?
- CULTIVATING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CULTIVATING?
- No single letter can be added to CULTIVATING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CULTIVATING:
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