Is INCREASING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INCREASING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INCREASING mean?
- adjective
becoming greater or larger
“increasing prices”
- adjective
(music) increasing in tempo and/or volume
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + S (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 INCREASING
INCREASING 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 INCREASING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- creasing11
- encasing11
- incasing11
- reaginic11
- recaning11
- arginines10
- cinerins10
- crannies10
- narceins10
- anergic10
- arcings10
- canings10
- carings10
- ceasing10
- censing10
- craning10
- cringes10
- incages10
- racings10
- sacring10
- scaring10
- aginners9
- arginine9
- earnings9
- engrains9
- grannies9
- ingrains9
- resining9
- arcsine9
- arsenic9
- canines9
- canners9
- cannier9
- carnies9
- cinerin9
- encinas9
- irenics9
- narcein9
- niacins9
- scanner9
- sericin9
- arcing9
- cagers9
- cagier9
- caning9
- caring9
- casing9
- cering9
- cigars9
- cringe9
- graces9
- icings9
- incage9
- racing9
- ricing9
- sirenian8
- aginner8
- airings8
- arising8
- earings8
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