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Is INITIALISING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, INITIALISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does INITIALISING mean?

Initialising is a form of INITIALISE.

  1. verb

    assign an initial value to a computer program

  2. verb

    divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data

    “Please format this disk before entering data!”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

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Words With Friends

12

Letters

I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (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 FriendsNot listed

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 INITIALISING

INITIALISING 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 INITIALISING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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