Is PREDICTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PREDICTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PREDICTING mean?
Predicting is a form of PREDICT.
- verb
make a prediction about; tell in advance
“Call the outcome of an election”
- verb
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
“These signs bode bad news”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 PREDICTING
PREDICTING 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 PREDICTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- depicting15
- crediting13
- directing13
- piercing13
- creping12
- piecing12
- predict12
- pricing12
- indicter11
- indirect11
- intrepid11
- reciting11
- reindict11
- cringed11
- deicing11
- picrite11
- priding11
- depict11
- percid11
- priced11
- dictier10
- dineric10
- identic10
- incited10
- printed10
- riptide10
- tiderip10
- tricing10
- ceding10
- dicing10
- griped10
- incept10
- pectin10
- pidgin10
- pincer10
- pinged10
- prince10
- tricep10
- citrine9
- crinite9
- dieting9
- dingier9
- editing9
- ignited9
- inciter9
- neritic9
- cering9
- cinder9
- citied9
- citing9
- credit9
- cringe9
- dicier9
- dipnet9
- direct9
- indict9
- pieing9
- pinder9
- pinger9
- pitied9
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