Is CONGREGATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONGREGATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONGREGATION mean?
- noun
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
- noun
an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together
“a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph”
- noun
the act of congregating
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + G (2) + R (1) + E (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 16 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 CONGREGATION
Single letters that turn CONGREGATION into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CONGREGATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- congregant14
- oceangoing14
- cartooning13
- coronating13
- cantering12
- cartoning12
- cognation12
- contagion12
- ignorance12
- nontragic12
- ontogenic12
- recanting12
- recoating12
- congaing12
- encaging12
- container11
- crenation11
- goitrogen11
- gorgonian11
- intergang11
- nonerotic11
- argentic11
- canoeing11
- catering11
- centring11
- contango11
- crannoge11
- creating11
- crooning11
- enacting11
- encoring11
- gerontic11
- orogenic11
- reacting11
- recaning11
- trancing11
- eggcorn11
- georgic11
- gracing11
- enrooting10
- ratooning10
- actioner10
- agenting10
- angering10
- anoretic10
- conation10
- coronate10
- creation10
- enaction10
- enraging10
- garoting10
- granting10
- groaning10
- negating10
- nonactor10
- reaction10
- tangoing10
- acrogen10
- anergic10
- argotic10
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