Is ELEVATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ELEVATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ELEVATING mean?
Elevating is a form of ELEVATE.
- verb
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
“John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired”
- verb
raise from a lower to a higher position
“Raise your hands”
- verb
raise in rank or condition
“The new law lifted many people from poverty”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + V (4) + A (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 ELEVATING
ELEVATING 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 ELEVATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- agentive12
- levigate12
- negative12
- valeting12
- evangel11
- leaving11
- vealing11
- vegetal11
- ventage11
- vintage11
- elative10
- naivete10
- veinlet10
- ventail10
- avenge10
- geneva10
- glaive10
- laving10
- vagile10
- galenite9
- gelatine9
- legatine9
- alevin9
- alvine9
- leaven9
- levant9
- native9
- valine9
- veinal9
- velate9
- venial9
- vineal9
- ganev9
- gavel9
- given9
- vegan9
- vegie9
- venge9
- atingle8
- egalite8
- elating8
- elegant8
- gelatin8
- genital8
- gentile8
- lineage8
- tagline8
- alive8
- anvil8
- elven8
- event8
- evite8
- leave8
- levin8
- lieve8
- liven8
- naevi8
- naive8
- navel8
- nieve8
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