Is CAPTIONING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAPTIONING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAPTIONING mean?
Captioning is a form of CAPTION.
- noun
taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
“a mere caption unworthy of a reply”
- noun
translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
- noun
brief description accompanying an illustration
- verb
provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 CAPTIONING
CAPTIONING 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 CAPTIONING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coapting13
- picoting13
- actioning12
- incognita12
- optician12
- poncing12
- noticing11
- opiating11
- painting11
- patining11
- poignant11
- pointing11
- caption11
- paction11
- caping11
- coping11
- pacing11
- inaction10
- canting10
- coating10
- coining10
- cotinga10
- opining10
- paining10
- panting10
- atopic10
- catnip10
- pianic10
- pionic10
- actinon9
- anionic9
- contain9
- nicotin9
- pintano9
- acting9
- agonic9
- caning9
- citing9
- congii9
- coning9
- coting9
- opting9
- pinang9
- pining9
- taping9
- toping9
- capon9
- capot9
- coapt9
- optic9
- panic9
- picot9
- topic9
- atoning8
- action8
- atonic8
- cannot8
- canton8
- cation8
- incant8
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