ELABORATING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ELABORATING 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.
e1l1a1b3o1r1a1t1i1n1g2
PlayableELABORATING · 11 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ELABORATING?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.27
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.73%
Our own measure of how useful ELABORATING is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELABORATING
No single letter turns ELABORATING into another word.
How ELABORATING scores
Scrabble e1l1a1b3o1r1a1t1i1n1g2 14
Words with Friends e1l2a1b4o1r1a1t1i1n2g3 18
Face value of the 11 tiles in ELABORATING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELABORATING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ELABORATING
abnegator12 bangalore12 grantable12 ignorable12 anabolite11 antilabor11 baritonal11 trainable11 antiglare10 aragonite10 alienator9 rationale9 abearing11 ablating11 aborigen11 aborting11 abrogate11 agitable11 bangtail11 baronage11 belating11 berating11 blarting11 blearing11 bleating11 bloating11 borating11 bratling11 gainable11 glabrate11 ignobler11 laboring11 obligant11 obligate11 rebating11 ringbolt11 tabering11 taboring11 tangible11 trebling11
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Common questions about ELABORATING
- Is ELABORATING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELABORATING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELABORATING worth?
- ELABORATING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ELABORATING?
- No single letter can be added to ELABORATING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ELABORATING:
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