ELUCIDATING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ELUCIDATING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELUCIDATING?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful ELUCIDATING is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELUCIDATING
No single letter turns ELUCIDATING into another word.
How ELUCIDATING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ELUCIDATING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELUCIDATING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ELUCIDATING mean in Scrabble?
ELUCIDATING is the -ing form (present participle) of ELUCIDATE.
ELUCIDATE(verb) — To make something difficult clear by explaining it in detail.
Shorter words from the letters in ELUCIDATING
Showing 40 of 973. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about ELUCIDATING
- Is ELUCIDATING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELUCIDATING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELUCIDATING worth?
- ELUCIDATING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ELUCIDATING?
- No single letter can be added to ELUCIDATING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ELUCIDATING:
Open ELUCIDATING in the Word Finder