Is DECELERATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECELERATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECELERATING mean?
Decelerating is a form of DECELERATE.
- verb
lose velocity; move more slowly
“The car decelerated”
- verb
reduce the speed of
“He slowed down the car”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 DECELERATING
DECELERATING 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 DECELERATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- centigrade14
- credential13
- crenelated13
- interlaced13
- reelecting13
- declaring13
- decreeing13
- glaciered13
- neglected13
- redacting13
- gratineeed12
- clientage12
- decaliter12
- decalitre12
- denticare12
- energetic12
- generical12
- genetical12
- intercede12
- nectaried12
- neglecter12
- recleaned12
- rectangle12
- reenacted12
- telegenic12
- cradling12
- receding12
- crenelate11
- denigrate11
- detangler11
- engrailed11
- generated11
- gratineed11
- greatened11
- interlace11
- lacertine11
- realigned11
- reclinate11
- regelated11
- relegated11
- ringleted11
- treadling11
- triangled11
- agenetic11
- antecede11
- argentic11
- articled11
- calender11
- cantered11
- careened11
- catering11
- centered11
- clearing11
- cleating11
- creating11
- creeling11
- crenated11
- creneled11
- decanter11
- decenter11
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