Is CALIBRATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CALIBRATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CALIBRATING mean?
Calibrating is a form of CALIBRATE.
- verb
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
“calibrate an instrument”
- verb
mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
“he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale”
- verb
measure the caliber of
“calibrate a gun”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + B (3) + R (1) + 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 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 CALIBRATING
CALIBRATING 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 CALIBRATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- articling12
- librating12
- biracial12
- brainiac12
- bracing12
- cabling12
- ablating11
- antalgic11
- bangtail11
- brailing11
- craaling11
- granitic11
- tragical11
- albinic11
- albitic11
- carabin11
- lariating10
- brantail10
- iatrical10
- abating10
- abigail10
- agnatic10
- bailing10
- baiting10
- bargain10
- batgirl10
- birling10
- blaring10
- carling10
- carting10
- catling10
- crating10
- tabling10
- talcing10
- tracing10
- tricing10
- arabic10
- ringtail9
- trailing9
- trialing9
- actinal9
- actinia9
- anticar9
- carinal9
- cranial9
- acting9
- agaric9
- airbag9
- arcing9
- baaing9
- baling9
- baring9
- bating9
- biting9
- caring9
- citing9
- garlic9
- lacing9
- racing9
- ratbag9
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