INITIATING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INITIATING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INITIATING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INITIATING is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INITIATING
No single letter turns INITIATING into another word.
How INITIATING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in INITIATING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 4 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INITIATING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INITIATING
- The letter I appears four times in INITIATING.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does INITIATING mean in Scrabble?
INITIATING is the -ing form (present participle) of INITIATE.
INITIATE(verb) — To begin something, or to admit a person into a group or into new knowledge.
Shorter words from the letters in INITIATING
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Common questions about INITIATING
- Is INITIATING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INITIATING, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INITIATING worth?
- INITIATING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INITIATING?
- No single letter can be added to INITIATING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INITIATING:
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