Is PREDESTINATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PREDESTINATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PREDESTINATING mean?
Predestinating is a form of PREDESTINATE.
- verb
foreordain by divine will or decree
- adjective
established or prearranged unalterably
“his place in history was foreordained”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
14
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 PREDESTINATING
PREDESTINATING 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 PREDESTINATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- predestining16
- disintegrate14
- patternings14
- penetrating14
- trapnesting14
- depainting14
- despairing14
- dipnetting14
- disparting14
- panderings14
- preediting14
- pretending14
- springtide14
- denitrating13
- ingredients13
- paternities13
- tenderising13
- parentings13
- patterning13
- pedantries13
- pedestrian13
- pediatrist13
- pertaining13
- presenting13
- presetting13
- pretasting13
- pretesting13
- pteridines13
- repainting13
- spattering13
- tapestried13
- trapnested13
- departing13
- despiting13
- diapering13
- pandering13
- pargetted13
- predating13
- predigest13
- presiding13
- respading13
- spidering13
- spreading13
- interesting12
- reinstating12
- straitening12
- attendings12
- denigrates12
- destaining12
- detraining12
- grenadines12
- ingredient12
- inpatients12
- instigated12
- integrands12
- integrated12
- penetrants12
- septenarii12
- serenading12
- tripinnate12
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