Is CAPITALISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAPITALISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAPITALISING mean?
Capitalising is a form of CAPITALISE.
- verb
supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
- verb
draw advantages from
“he is capitalizing on her mistake”
- verb
write in capital letters
- verb
compute the present value of a business or an income
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + P (3) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (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 CAPITALISING
CAPITALISING 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 CAPITALISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sincipital14
- placating14
- ancipital13
- cisplatin13
- pianistic13
- sincipita13
- clasping13
- placings13
- scalping13
- splicing13
- antalgics12
- laicising12
- plaitings12
- aplastic12
- calpains12
- capitals12
- captains12
- incipits12
- piscinal12
- platinic12
- spilitic12
- pacings12
- placing12
- scaping12
- spacing12
- spicing12
- antalgic11
- castling11
- catlings11
- lignitic11
- paganist11
- pigtails11
- plaiting11
- platings11
- stapling11
- apicals11
- aplitic11
- calpain11
- capital11
- caplins11
- capstan11
- captain11
- captans11
- catnaps11
- catnips11
- incipit11
- inclasp11
- inclips11
- piscina11
- plastic11
- spacial11
- caping11
- pacing11
- actinias10
- alpinist10
- antislip10
- isatinic10
- pintails10
- platinas10
- santalic10
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