Is ACETYLATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ACETYLATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ACETYLATING mean?
Acetylating is a form of ACETYLATE.
- verb
receive substitution of an acetyl group
“the compounds acetylated”
- verb
introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + T (1) + Y (4) + L (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 ACETYLATING
ACETYLATING 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 ACETYLATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acylating15
- gynaecia14
- analytic13
- cattleya13
- intactly13
- tenacity13
- claying13
- glycine13
- gynecia13
- analgetic12
- lactating12
- acylate12
- anticly12
- cattily12
- cyanate12
- cyanite12
- latency12
- tacitly12
- agency12
- cagily12
- clingy12
- cygnet12
- galyac12
- glycan12
- glycin12
- legacy12
- tetanical11
- angelica11
- antalgic11
- cleating11
- glaciate11
- natality11
- antigay11
- yealing11
- acetyl11
- nicely11
- nicety11
- cagey11
- analcite10
- laitance10
- tantalic10
- agnatic10
- anality10
- analyte10
- angelic10
- anglice10
- catagen10
- catling10
- catting10
- galenic10
- nattily10
- talcing10
- gaiety10
- gainly10
- gently10
- glinty10
- gnatty10
- laying10
- tangly10
- tingly10
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