Is EXCERPTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXCERPTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXCERPTING mean?
Excerpting is a form of EXCERPT.
- noun
a passage selected from a larger work
“he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings”
- verb
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + C (3) + E (1) + R (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 22 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 EXCERPTING
EXCERPTING 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 EXCERPTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- excepting21
- expecting21
- excreting19
- experting19
- excerpt18
- inexpert17
- except17
- expect17
- exerting16
- exciter16
- exigent15
- excite15
- expert15
- expire15
- xenic14
- xeric14
- creeping13
- extern13
- rexine13
- exing13
- exec13
- prex13
- prentice12
- terpenic12
- creping12
- exert12
- exine12
- pix12
- erecting11
- gentrice11
- petering11
- percent11
- precent11
- receipt11
- exit11
- next11
- nixe11
- generic10
- genetic10
- peering10
- preeing10
- incept10
- pecten10
- pectin10
- piecer10
- pierce10
- pincer10
- prince10
- recept10
- recipe10
- tricep10
- nix10
- rex10
- tix10
- enteric9
- enticer9
- inepter9
- cering9
- cringe9
- peeing9
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