Is CRATERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRATERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRATERING mean?
Cratering is a form of CRATER.
- noun
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
- noun
a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
- noun
a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (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 CRATERING
Single letters that turn CRATERING 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
Anagrams of CRATERING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CRATERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- recrating12
- retracing12
- terracing12
- argentic11
- catering11
- creating11
- reacting11
- anergic10
- carting10
- cigaret10
- crating10
- cringer10
- tracing10
- ceratin9
- certain9
- cirrate9
- creatin9
- erratic9
- tacrine9
- acting9
- arcing9
- cagier9
- caring9
- cering9
- cringe9
- incage9
- racing9
- tragic9
- angrier8
- earring8
- grainer8
- granite8
- granter8
- gratine8
- ingrate8
- rangier8
- rearing8
- regrant8
- tangier8
- tarring8
- tearing8
- acetin8
- canter8
- carnet8
- carnie8
- carter8
- centai8
- centra8
- crater8
- cretin8
- enatic8
- nectar8
- racier8
- recant8
- tanrec8
- tracer8
- trance8
- acing8
- cager8
- cigar8
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