Is PERPETUATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERPETUATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERPETUATING mean?
Perpetuating is a form of PERPETUATE.
- verb
cause to continue or prevail
“perpetuate a myth”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + P (3) + E (1) + T (1) + U (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 PERPETUATING
PERPETUATING 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 PERPETUATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- paupering14
- pretaping14
- paupiette13
- gunpaper13
- papering13
- pupating13
- trapping13
- peanuttier12
- epatering12
- pattering12
- puttering12
- repeating12
- uptearing12
- appetent12
- appetite12
- petnaper12
- trippant12
- gappier12
- genipap12
- peeping12
- pipeage12
- rapping12
- repping12
- tapping12
- tupping12
- patienter11
- preattune11
- erupting11
- perigean11
- petering11
- pureeing11
- reputing11
- retaping11
- tapering11
- uprating11
- nappier11
- periapt11
- perpent11
- pipette11
- pretape11
- trippet11
- gipper11
- grippe11
- pigpen11
- pipage11
- upping11
- argentite10
- integrate10
- aperient10
- inputter10
- preunite10
- triptane10
- epigean10
- parting10
- patting10
- peering10
- petting10
- prating10
- preeing10
- pugaree10
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