Scrabble Word Finder

DECORATING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. DECORATING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.

d2e1c3o1r1a1t1i1n1g2
PlayableDECORATING · 10 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept DECORATING?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.4
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.5%

Our own measure of how useful DECORATING is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DECORATING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

decoratings15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How DECORATING scores

Scrabble d2e1c3o1r1a1t1i1n1g2 14
Words with Friends d2e1c4o1r1a1t1i1n2g3 17

Face value of the 10 tiles in DECORATING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
d14
e112
c12
o18
r16
a19
t16
i19
n16
g13

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECORATING has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about DECORATING

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with DECORATING

decoratings15

1 longer words begin with DECORATING.

Shorter words from the letters in DECORATING

redacting13 recoating12 redaction12 recoding12 actioned11 argentic11 cartoned11 catenoid11 catering11 centroid11 ceratoid11 citrange11 creating11 crinated11 dicentra11 doctrine11 gerontic11 notecard11 reacting11 tornadic11 actioner10 anoretic10 creation10 derating10 dragonet10 ergatoid10 gradient10 organdie10 reaction10 redating10 treading10 arointed9 deration9 ordinate9 rationed9 cadgier11 cantdog11 carding11 cargoed11 coigned11

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Common questions about DECORATING

Is DECORATING valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECORATING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is DECORATING worth?
DECORATING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to DECORATING?
DECORATING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DECORATING:

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