Is COLLATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLLATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLLATING mean?
Collating is a form of COLLATE.
- verb
compare critically; of texts
- verb
to assemble in proper sequence
“collate the papers”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 COLLATING
COLLATING 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 COLLATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- locating11
- calling10
- catling10
- coaling10
- coating10
- cotinga10
- logical10
- otalgic10
- talcing10
- altcoin9
- acting9
- agonic9
- coting9
- gallic9
- lacing9
- locing9
- antilog8
- galliot8
- tolling8
- action8
- alnico8
- atonic8
- cation8
- catlin8
- citola8
- clinal8
- clonal8
- coital8
- coltan8
- oilcan8
- tincal8
- acing8
- clang8
- cling8
- coign8
- conga8
- incog8
- logic8
- galiot7
- gallon7
- gitano7
- latigo7
- tiglon7
- toling7
- actin7
- antic7
- canto7
- coati7
- colin7
- cotan7
- lilac7
- linac7
- local7
- lotic7
- nicol7
- octal7
- octan7
- ontic7
- tical7
- tonic7
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