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
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
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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