Is ADMINISTRATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADMINISTRATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ADMINISTRATING mean?
Administrating is a form of ADMINISTRATE.
- verb
work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
“administer a program”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
14
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 ADMINISTRATING
ADMINISTRATING 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 ADMINISTRATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- administrant15
- dramatising15
- mistraining14
- marinading14
- distraining13
- intimating13
- marinating13
- admitting13
- disarming13
- mandating13
- misdating13
- mridangas13
- distaining12
- ministrant12
- animating12
- dramatist12
- grantsman12
- imitating12
- mandarins12
- misrating12
- mitigants12
- tamarinds12
- admiring12
- diagrams12
- digamist12
- grandams12
- grandmas12
- mridanga12
- intrigants11
- sanitating11
- transiting11
- amanitins11
- animatist11
- disrating11
- maintains11
- nitriding11
- radiating11
- sardining11
- stranding11
- tarantism11
- astigmia11
- giantism11
- inarming11
- indamins11
- mandarin11
- mattings11
- migrants11
- mitigant11
- smarting11
- stigmata11
- tamarind11
- tangrams11
- trangams11
- triadism11
- agamids11
- damning11
- diagram11
- grandam11
- grandma11
- minding11
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