Is COLLABORATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLLABORATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLLABORATING mean?
Collaborating is a form of COLLABORATE.
- verb
work together on a common enterprise of project
“The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well”
- verb
cooperate as a traitor
“he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 24
- Letters
- 13
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 COLLABORATING
COLLABORATING 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 COLLABORATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- robocalling16
- caballing14
- abrogation13
- allocating13
- botanical13
- allocation12
- locational12
- balloting12
- carolling12
- collaring12
- collating12
- obligator12
- octagonal12
- anabolic12
- bacillar12
- botanica12
- braciola12
- cabrilla12
- carbinol12
- cornball12
- robocall12
- bracing12
- cabling12
- allantoic11
- allocator11
- antilabor11
- baritonal11
- cantorial11
- collation11
- ablating11
- aborting11
- alogical11
- analogic11
- antalgic11
- bangtail11
- bigaroon11
- bloating11
- borating11
- caroling11
- coloring11
- contagia11
- craaling11
- gallican11
- laboring11
- locating11
- longboat11
- obligato11
- ringbolt11
- tabooing11
- taboring11
- tragical11
- acrobat11
- bicolor11
- boronic11
- botanic11
- brocoli11
- carabin11
- cariboo11
- coalbin11
- corbina11
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