Is CAPTIVATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAPTIVATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAPTIVATING mean?
- adjective
capturing interest as if by a spell
“bewitching smile”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 CAPTIVATING
CAPTIVATING 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 CAPTIVATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- activating16
- cavitating16
- vacating14
- aviating12
- aviatic12
- viatica12
- caving12
- paving12
- vaping12
- vicing12
- captain11
- vatting11
- atavic11
- caping11
- pacing11
- vacant11
- viatic11
- agnatic10
- catting10
- patting10
- pitting10
- capita10
- captan10
- catnap10
- catnip10
- pianic10
- tipcat10
- vagina10
- pavan10
- pavin10
- vatic10
- vinca10
- vinic10
- actinia9
- titanic9
- acting9
- citing9
- taping9
- panic9
- vigia9
- cava9
- ignatia8
- intact8
- patina8
- pinata8
- taipan8
- acing8
- aping8
- avant8
- avian8
- icing8
- pagan8
- panga8
- piing8
- vitta8
- paca8
- pact8
- pica8
- vagi8
- vang8
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