Is RABBETING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RABBETING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RABBETING mean?
Rabbeting is a form of RABBET.
- noun
a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
- verb
join with a rabbet joint
- verb
cut a rectangular groove into
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + A (1) + B (3) + B (3) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 RABBETING
RABBETING 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 RABBETING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- barbing12
- gabbier12
- tabbing12
- berating11
- rebating11
- tabering11
- ebbing11
- gabber11
- gibber11
- gibbet11
- bearing10
- beating10
- babier10
- barbet10
- barbie10
- nabber10
- rabbet10
- rabbin10
- rabbit10
- banger9
- baring9
- bating9
- begirt9
- binger9
- graben9
- barbe9
- bribe9
- rabbi9
- granite8
- gratine8
- ingrate8
- tangier8
- tearing8
- baiter8
- banter8
- barite8
- binate8
- rebait8
- terbia8
- barge8
- began8
- begat8
- begin8
- being8
- binge8
- bring8
- giber8
- abbe8
- babe8
- barb8
- bibe8
- aigret7
- argent7
- earing7
- eating7
- engirt7
- gainer7
- gaiter7
- garnet7
- gratin7
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