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Is INACTIVATING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, INACTIVATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does INACTIVATING mean?

Inactivating is a form of INACTIVATE.

  1. verb

    release from military service or remove from the active list of military service

  2. verb

    make inactive

    “they deactivated the file”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
23
Letters
12

I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 INACTIVATING

INACTIVATING 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 INACTIVATING

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from INACTIVATING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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