Is POTENTIATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POTENTIATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POTENTIATING mean?
Potentiating is a form of POTENTIATE.
- verb
increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
“potentiate the drug”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 POTENTIATING
POTENTIATING 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 POTENTIATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- patenting12
- tiptoeing12
- inpatient11
- panettoni11
- opiating11
- painting11
- patining11
- pentagon11
- pinotage11
- poignant11
- pointing11
- negotiant10
- petition10
- epigoni10
- opening10
- opining10
- paining10
- panting10
- patting10
- peining10
- petting10
- pitting10
- pottage10
- potting10
- attention9
- negation9
- notating9
- tainting9
- antipot9
- epinaoi9
- patient9
- pinnate9
- pintano9
- pontine9
- epigon9
- opting9
- pangen9
- penang9
- pieing9
- pigeon9
- pinang9
- pining9
- potage9
- taping9
- toping9
- intonate8
- titanite8
- anteing8
- antigen8
- atoning8
- gentian8
- negaton8
- netting8
- tangent8
- tatting8
- tenting8
- tinting8
- toiting8
- tonnage8
- totting8
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