Is DECANTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECANTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECANTING mean?
Decanting is a form of DECANT.
- verb
pour out
“the sommelier decanted the wines”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 DECANTING
DECANTING 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 DECANTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- enacting11
- incanted11
- dancing11
- incaged11
- candent10
- canting10
- ceding10
- ancient9
- deaning9
- denting9
- tending9
- acting9
- cadent9
- caning9
- canned9
- canted9
- cnidae9
- dacite9
- decani9
- decant9
- incage9
- cadge9
- caged9
- anteing8
- antigen8
- gentian8
- acetin8
- canine8
- cannie8
- centai8
- dating8
- enatic8
- encina8
- ending8
- gained8
- gaited8
- ginned8
- incant8
- incent8
- nidget8
- tanged8
- tannic8
- tinged8
- acing8
- acned8
- acted8
- cadet8
- caned8
- canid8
- cited8
- cnida8
- dance8
- decan8
- dicta8
- edict8
- genic8
- nicad8
- anting7
- dentin7
- detain7
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