Is DECLARING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECLARING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECLARING mean?
Declaring is a form of DECLARE.
- verb
state emphatically and authoritatively
“He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with”
- verb
announce publicly or officially
“The President declared war”
- verb
state firmly
“He declared that he was innocent”
- verb
declare to be
“She was declared incompetent”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + L (1) + A (1) + R (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 DECLARING
DECLARING 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 DECLARING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cradling12
- clearing11
- relacing11
- carding11
- clanged11
- clinged11
- cringed11
- glanced11
- incaged11
- danglier10
- dragline10
- anergic10
- angelic10
- anglice10
- cairned10
- candler10
- carling10
- clanger10
- clinger10
- cringle10
- dancier10
- decrial10
- galenic10
- glacier10
- glancer10
- gracile10
- inlaced10
- radicel10
- radicle10
- cadger10
- ceding10
- glaced10
- graced10
- aligned9
- carline9
- dangler9
- darling9
- dealign9
- dealing9
- deraign9
- gladier9
- glaired9
- gnarled9
- gradine9
- grained9
- larding9
- leading9
- reading9
- arcing9
- cagier9
- candle9
- caried9
- caring9
- cedarn9
- cering9
- cinder9
- clerid9
- cnidae9
- cradle9
- craned9
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