Is DEPARTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPARTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPARTING mean?
Departing is a form of DEPART.
- verb
move away from a place into another direction
“Go away before I start to cry”
- verb
be at variance with; be out of line with
- verb
leave
“The family took off for Florida”
- verb
go away or leave
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + A (1) + R (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 DEPARTING
DEPARTING 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.
Anagrams of DEPARTING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DEPARTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- predating13
- dipteran11
- retaping11
- tapering11
- draping11
- pranged11
- derating10
- gradient10
- redating10
- treading10
- depaint10
- diptera10
- painted10
- pardine10
- partied10
- parting10
- patined10
- pirated10
- prating10
- printed10
- reaping10
- trepang10
- griped10
- panged10
- parged10
- pinged10
- darting9
- deraign9
- dragnet9
- gradine9
- grained9
- granted9
- painter9
- pertain9
- reading9
- repaint9
- trading9
- triaged9
- depart9
- diaper9
- dipnet9
- pained9
- paired9
- pander9
- pandit9
- panted9
- pardie9
- parget9
- paring9
- parted9
- pedant9
- pentad9
- petard9
- pinder9
- pinger9
- prated9
- raping9
- redipt9
- repaid9
- repand9
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