Is PREDATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PREDATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PREDATING mean?
Predating is a form of PREDATE.
- verb
be earlier in time; go back further
“Stone tools precede bronze tools”
- verb
come before
“Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify”
- verb
prey on or hunt for
“These mammals predate certain eggs”
- verb
establish something as being earlier relative to something else
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) + 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 PREDATING
PREDATING 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.
Anagrams of PREDATING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PREDATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- departing13
- dipteran11
- retaping11
- tapering11
- draping11
- pranged11
- derating10
- gradient10
- redating10
- treading10
- depaint10
- diptera10
- painted10
- pardine10
- partied10
- parting10
- patined10
- pirated10
- prating10
- printed10
- reaping10
- trepang10
- griped10
- panged10
- parged10
- pinged10
- darting9
- deraign9
- dragnet9
- gradine9
- grained9
- granted9
- painter9
- pertain9
- reading9
- repaint9
- trading9
- triaged9
- depart9
- diaper9
- dipnet9
- pained9
- paired9
- pander9
- pandit9
- panted9
- pardie9
- parget9
- paring9
- parted9
- pedant9
- pentad9
- petard9
- pinder9
- pinger9
- prated9
- raping9
- redipt9
- repaid9
- repand9
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