Is PARTICIPATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARTICIPATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARTICIPATION mean?
- noun
the act of sharing in the activities of a group
“the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities”
- noun
the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
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) + O (1) + N (1) = 19 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 PARTICIPATION
Single letters that turn PARTICIPATION 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 PARTICIPATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- participant17
- anticipator15
- pantropic15
- principia15
- apparition14
- capitation14
- panoptic14
- principi14
- parotitic13
- patrician13
- patriotic13
- apocarp13
- paprica13
- priapic13
- patriation12
- cantraip12
- optician12
- paranoic12
- protatic12
- trippant12
- coppra12
- partition11
- appoint11
- apricot11
- aprotic11
- cantrap11
- cantrip11
- captain11
- caption11
- incipit11
- paction11
- parotic11
- piratic11
- pitapat11
- porcini11
- rappini11
- tapioca11
- tipcart11
- citation10
- raincoat10
- traction10
- atopic10
- capita10
- captan10
- captor10
- cartop10
- catnap10
- catnip10
- papain10
- pianic10
- picara10
- picaro10
- pionic10
- priapi10
- ptotic10
- tipcat10
- tiptop10
- tropic10
- initiator9
- actinia9
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