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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

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9

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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