Is ACCELERATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACCELERATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACCELERATING mean?
Accelerating is a form of ACCELERATE.
- verb
move faster
“The car accelerated”
- verb
cause to move faster
“He accelerated the car”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + C (3) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ACCELERATING
ACCELERATING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ACCELERATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- accelerant14
- accreting14
- lacerating13
- analectic13
- centrical13
- clearance13
- reactance13
- galactic13
- recceing13
- analgetic12
- cartilage12
- clientage12
- generical12
- genetical12
- rectangle12
- acentric12
- calcanei12
- calceate12
- calcrete12
- canceler12
- canticle12
- carcanet12
- celeriac12
- cetacean12
- clarence12
- electric12
- elenctic12
- encircle12
- licencer12
- reaccent12
- interlace11
- lacertian11
- lacertine11
- nectarial11
- reclinate11
- agenetic11
- angelica11
- antalgic11
- argentic11
- carageen11
- catering11
- clearing11
- cleating11
- craaling11
- creating11
- creeling11
- electing11
- erecting11
- gentrice11
- glaciate11
- reacting11
- relacing11
- tragical11
- accrete11
- acratic11
- calcine11
- calcite11
- cenacle11
- centric11
- circlet11
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