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
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
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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