Is RACHETING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RACHETING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RACHETING mean?
Racheting is a form of RACHET.
- noun
mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 RACHETING
RACHETING 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 RACHETING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- charting14
- cheating14
- reaching14
- retching14
- teaching14
- arching13
- cathing13
- chagrin13
- changer13
- charing13
- etching13
- gatcher13
- gnathic13
- earthing12
- hearting12
- ingather12
- archine12
- chainer12
- chanter12
- cithern12
- cithren12
- theriac12
- tranche12
- aching12
- change12
- charge12
- eching12
- gacher12
- grinch12
- argentic11
- catering11
- creating11
- reacting11
- gahnite11
- hearing11
- heating11
- achier11
- cahier11
- canthi11
- chaine11
- cither11
- enrich11
- ethnic11
- inarch11
- incher11
- rachet11
- richen11
- thrice11
- trench11
- chang11
- ching11
- gatch11
- ginch11
- gitch11
- anergic10
- carting10
- cigaret10
- crating10
- hairnet10
- inearth10
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