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Is CULTURING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CULTURING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CULTURING mean?

Culturing is a form of CULTURE.

  1. noun

    a particular society at a particular time and place

    “early Mayan civilization”

  2. noun

    the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group

  3. noun

    all the knowledge and values shared by a society

  4. noun

    (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar)

    “the culture of cells in a Petri dish”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

18

Words With Friends

9

Letters

C (3) + U (1) + L (1) + T (1) + U (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 CULTURING

CULTURING 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 CULTURING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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