Is LUBRICATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LUBRICATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LUBRICATING mean?
Lubricating is a form of LUBRICATE.
- verb
have lubricating properties
“the liquid in this can lubricates well”
- verb
apply a lubricant to
“lubricate my car”
- verb
make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant
“lubricate the key”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
L (1) + U (1) + B (3) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 LUBRICATING
LUBRICATING 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 LUBRICATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- curtailing13
- granulitic13
- lubricant13
- articling12
- librating12
- bracing12
- cabling12
- curbing12
- blurting11
- brailing11
- bruiting11
- cingular11
- curating11
- granitic11
- linguica11
- liturgic11
- albinic11
- albitic11
- cubital11
- cubing11
- tribunal10
- turbinal10
- uralitic10
- uranitic10
- antibug10
- augitic10
- bailing10
- baiting10
- batgirl10
- birling10
- blaring10
- bruting10
- burling10
- butling10
- carling10
- carting10
- catling10
- cingula10
- crating10
- curling10
- tabling10
- tabuing10
- talcing10
- tracing10
- tricing10
- trucing10
- abulic10
- brucin10
- cubiti10
- incubi10
- lubric10
- ringtail9
- trailing9
- trialing9
- curtail9
- curtain9
- inbuilt9
- lunatic9
- truncal9
- acting9
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