UPDATING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UPDATING 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.
u1p3d2a1t1i1n1g2
PlayableUPDATING · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept UPDATING?
| 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: 37 / 100
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.37%
Our own measure of how useful UPDATING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPDATING
No single letter turns UPDATING into another word.
How UPDATING scores
Scrabble u1p3d2a1t1i1n1g2 12
Words with Friends u2p4d2a1t1i1n2g3 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in UPDATING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UPDATING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UPDATING
- All 8 letters of UPDATING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in UPDATING
tapuing10 dauting9 duping10 apting9 pandit9 pignut9 pundit9 taping9 unpaid9 auding8 dating8 tipuna8 aping8 punga8 putid8 duing7 inapt7 input7 paint7 patin7 pinta7 unapt7 aguti6 audit6 daint6 daunt6 gaunt6 giant6 idant6 ngati6 tangi6 tuina5 dipt7 gaup7 padi7 paid7 pand7 pang7 ping7 pung7
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Common questions about UPDATING
- Is UPDATING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPDATING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPDATING worth?
- UPDATING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UPDATING?
- No single letter can be added to UPDATING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UPDATING:
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