Is AUSPICATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUSPICATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUSPICATING mean?
Auspicating is a form of AUSPICATE.
- verb
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
“These signs bode bad news”
- verb
commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck
“They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + U (1) + S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 AUSPICATING
AUSPICATING 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 AUSPICATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- upcasting14
- captains12
- sinciput12
- pacings12
- scaping12
- spacing12
- spicing12
- paganist11
- capstan11
- captain11
- captans11
- catnaps11
- catnips11
- piscina11
- caping11
- pacing11
- actinias10
- actings10
- agnatic10
- augitic10
- casting10
- causing10
- guaiacs10
- pasting10
- pausing10
- pignuts10
- saucing10
- spiting10
- tapings10
- capias10
- capita10
- captan10
- catnap10
- catnip10
- catsup10
- panics10
- pianic10
- puncta10
- uncaps10
- upcast10
- ignatias9
- actinia9
- pastina9
- patinas9
- pianist9
- pinatas9
- satanic9
- taipans9
- acting9
- casing9
- citing9
- guaiac9
- icings9
- pagans9
- pangas9
- pignus9
- pignut9
- siping9
- spuing9
- taping9
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