Is NEGOTIATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEGOTIATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEGOTIATING mean?
Negotiating is a form of NEGOTIATE.
- verb
discuss the terms of an arrangement
“They negotiated the sale of the house”
- verb
succeed in passing through, around, or over
“The hiker negociated the high mountain pass”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + G (2) + O (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + T (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 NEGOTIATING
Single letters that turn NEGOTIATING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from NEGOTIATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- negotiant10
- agenting10
- ingoting10
- negating10
- tangoing10
- tingeing10
- negation9
- notating9
- tainting9
- gaining9
- gaiting9
- getting9
- gigaton9
- gitting9
- ingoing9
- tanging9
- tinging9
- tonging9
- intonate8
- anteing8
- antigen8
- atoning8
- gentian8
- negaton8
- netting8
- tangent8
- tenting8
- tinting8
- toiting8
- tonnage8
- ageing8
- gaeing8
- gating8
- geotag8
- gieing8
- noggin8
- enation7
- tontine7
- anting7
- atting7
- eating7
- gannet7
- gitano7
- gittin7
- goetta7
- gotten7
- ignite7
- ingate7
- innage7
- nonage7
- noting7
- tagine7
- tieing7
- tignon7
- tining7
- toeing7
- togate7
- toning7
- toting7
- aggie7
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