Is CARICATURING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARICATURING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARICATURING mean?
Caricaturing is a form of CARICATURE.
- verb
represent in or produce a caricature of
“The drawing caricatured the President”
- noun
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 12
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + U (1) + R (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 CARICATURING
CARICATURING 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 CARICATURING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- accruing13
- ticcing12
- urticaria11
- curating11
- granitic11
- acratic11
- actinic11
- circuit11
- crucian11
- uranitic10
- agnatic10
- augitic10
- carting10
- crating10
- curring10
- tracing10
- tricing10
- trucing10
- acinic10
- arctic10
- cantic10
- citric10
- critic10
- ricrac10
- actinia9
- anticar9
- currant9
- curtain9
- curtana9
- acting9
- agaric9
- arcing9
- caring9
- citing9
- curing9
- guaiac9
- racing9
- ricing9
- tragic9
- cacti9
- circa9
- ictic9
- airting8
- arraign8
- granita8
- guarani8
- ignatia8
- tarring8
- acinar8
- anuric8
- arnica8
- carina8
- citrin8
- crania8
- curara8
- curari8
- curran8
- iatric8
- nitric8
- tunica8
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