Is CONFABULATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONFABULATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONFABULATING mean?
Confabulating is a form of CONFABULATE.
- verb
unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
- verb
talk socially without exchanging too much information
“the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”
- verb
have a conference in order to talk something over
“We conferred about a plan of action”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + F (4) + A (1) + B (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 21 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 CONFABULATING
CONFABULATING 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 CONFABULATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- outbalancing17
- conflating16
- fabulating16
- outfabling16
- functional15
- nonfactual15
- confuting15
- flouncing15
- outfacing15
- antifungal14
- balancing14
- factional14
- bifocal14
- canulating13
- botanical13
- connubial13
- flaunting13
- bouncing13
- buncoing13
- clafouti13
- function13
- fabling13
- confab13
- coagulant12
- unabating12
- unbolting12
- uncoating12
- anabolic12
- botanica12
- cannibal12
- faulting12
- floating12
- flouting12
- gunflint12
- balafon12
- boatful12
- cabling12
- fabliau12
- faction12
- factual12
- fanatic12
- faucial12
- folacin12
- nonfact12
- bagful12
- facing12
- fungic12
- angulation11
- continual11
- inoculant11
- ablating11
- analogic11
- antalgic11
- bangtail11
- bantling11
- bloating11
- blunting11
- boulting11
- canaling11
- clouting11
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