Is FEDERATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FEDERATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FEDERATING mean?
Federating is a form of FEDERATE.
- verb
enter into a league for a common purpose
“The republics federated to become the Soviet Union”
- verb
unite on a federal basis or band together as a league
“The country was federated after the civil war”
- adjective
united under a central government
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 FEDERATING
FEDERATING 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 FEDERATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- defeating14
- engrafted14
- feedgrain14
- ingrafted14
- drafting13
- driftage13
- fidgeter13
- fingered13
- regifted13
- figeater12
- farding12
- feeding12
- feigned12
- fringed12
- grafted12
- grifted12
- denigrate11
- gratineed11
- defiant11
- definer11
- draftee11
- engraft11
- fainted11
- farting11
- fearing11
- feigner11
- feinted11
- figtree11
- freegan11
- freeing11
- frigate11
- indraft11
- ingraft11
- rafting11
- reefing11
- refined11
- defang11
- defrag11
- fading11
- fanged11
- fidget11
- fridge11
- gifted11
- derating10
- gaitered10
- gradient10
- redating10
- regained10
- treading10
- fainter10
- adrift10
- dafter10
- deafen10
- deafer10
- defeat10
- defier10
- define10
- defter10
- fadein10
- faired10
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