Is PROGNOSTICATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROGNOSTICATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROGNOSTICATING mean?
Prognosticating is a form of PROGNOSTICATE.
- 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
21
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
15
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + G (2) + N (1) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 21 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 PROGNOSTICATING
PROGNOSTICATING 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 PROGNOSTICATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- constipating17
- conspiration16
- constipation16
- contraptions16
- picarooning16
- anisotropic15
- contraption15
- gongoristic15
- caponising15
- captioning15
- conspiring15
- incorpsing15
- practising15
- prognostic15
- cartoonings14
- cogitations14
- contrasting14
- narcotising14
- patronising14
- protagonist14
- protonating14
- strongpoint14
- ascription14
- cogitating14
- cottagings14
- proactions14
- prognosing14
- scripting14
- scrooping14
- antiprotons13
- contritions13
- nonartistic13
- astricting13
- cartooning13
- cogitation13
- cogitators13
- cognations13
- cognitions13
- consorting13
- contagions13
- contorting13
- coronating13
- corotating13
- incogitant13
- incognitas13
- incognitos13
- inorganics13
- organicist13
- portioning13
- sonicating13
- cognising13
- copatrons13
- corposant13
- cosigning13
- cottaging13
- inotropic13
- isotropic13
- opticians13
- parotitic13
- patriotic13
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