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
18
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
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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