Is PARTICIPATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARTICIPATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARTICIPATING mean?
- adjective
taking part in an activity
“an active member of the club”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 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 PARTICIPATING
PARTICIPATING 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 PARTICIPATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- participant17
- principia15
- crapping15
- principi14
- capping14
- patriating13
- patrician13
- trapping13
- tripping13
- paprica13
- priapic13
- cantraip12
- trippant12
- carping12
- craping12
- pricing12
- rapping12
- ripping12
- tapping12
- tipping12
- granitic11
- pirating11
- cantrap11
- cantrip11
- captain11
- incipit11
- piratic11
- pitapat11
- rappini11
- tipcart11
- caping11
- grappa11
- pacing11
- piping11
- antitragi10
- agnatic10
- carting10
- catting10
- crating10
- pairing10
- parting10
- patting10
- pitting10
- prating10
- tracing10
- tricing10
- capita10
- captan10
- catnap10
- catnip10
- papain10
- pianic10
- picara10
- priapi10
- tipcat10
- attiring9
- actinia9
- anticar9
- partita9
- tantric9
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