PATENTING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PATENTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATENTING?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful PATENTING is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATENTING
No single letter turns PATENTING into another word.
How PATENTING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PATENTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATENTING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATENTING mean in Scrabble?
PATENTING is the -ing form (present participle) of PATENT.
PATENT(noun) — An official grant from a government that gives an inventor the sole legal right to make, use, or sell an invention for a set number of years.
Anagrams of PATENTING
The 9 tiles of PATENTING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PATENTING
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Common questions about PATENTING
- Is PATENTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATENTING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATENTING worth?
- PATENTING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PATENTING?
- No single letter can be added to PATENTING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PATENTING:
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