DESIGNATING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DESIGNATING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1i1g2n1a1t1i1n1g2
PlayableDESIGNATING · 11 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESIGNATING?
| 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%1.27
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.45%
Our own measure of how useful DESIGNATING is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESIGNATING
No single letter turns DESIGNATING into another word.
How DESIGNATING scores
Scrabble d2e1s1i1g2n1a1t1i1n1g2 14
Words with Friends d2e1s1i1g3n2a1t1i1n2g3 18
Face value of the 11 tiles in DESIGNATING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESIGNATING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DESIGNATING
destaining12 designing12 digesting12 nidgeting12 sdeigning12 agenising11 agentings11 destining11 detaining11 indigents11 ingesting11 signeting11 daggiest11 deigning11 agenting10 agisting10 agnising10 desining10 dietings10 dingiest10 editings10 enditing10 gainings10 ideating10 indigens10 indigent10 indigest10 naggiest10 negating10 nidating10 sdaining10 sdeining10 sedating10 singeing10 standing10 stanging10 steading10 stending10 stinging10 teinding10
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Common questions about DESIGNATING
- Is DESIGNATING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESIGNATING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESIGNATING worth?
- DESIGNATING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESIGNATING?
- No single letter can be added to DESIGNATING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DESIGNATING:
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