Is EMBRACING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EMBRACING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EMBRACING mean?
- noun
the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + M (3) + B (3) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + 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 EMBRACING
EMBRACING 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 EMBRACING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from EMBRACING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cambering16
- amercing13
- breaming13
- creaming13
- germanic13
- beaming12
- berming12
- bracing12
- gambier12
- grimace12
- amebic12
- cabmen12
- camber12
- crambe12
- carbine11
- carmine11
- ceriman11
- bagmen11
- begrim11
- bregma11
- gambir11
- macing11
- anergic10
- bearing10
- germina10
- mangier10
- reaming10
- anemic10
- barmen10
- barmie10
- caribe10
- carmen10
- cinema10
- iceman10
- minbar10
- mincer10
- gambe10
- gamic10
- magic10
- arcing9
- arming9
- banger9
- baring9
- binger9
- cagier9
- caring9
- cering9
- cringe9
- engram9
- enigma9
- gamier9
- gamine9
- german9
- graben9
- imager9
- incage9
- maigre9
- manger9
- margin9
- mirage9
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