Is VENTILATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VENTILATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VENTILATING mean?
Ventilating is a form of VENTILATE.
- verb
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
“air the old winter clothes”
- verb
expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage
“Wheat should be well ventilated”
- verb
circulate through and freshen
“The gust of air ventilated the room”
- verb
give expression or utterance to
“She vented her anger”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + A (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 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 VENTILATING
VENTILATING 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 VENTILATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- levitating14
- genitival13
- levanting13
- vigilante13
- anviling12
- ligative12
- livening12
- valeting12
- vigilant12
- vittling12
- eviting11
- leaving11
- vailing11
- vatting11
- vealing11
- veiling11
- veining11
- venting11
- vetting11
- vialing11
- vintage11
- entailing10
- entitling10
- inletting10
- invital10
- ventail10
- vitiate10
- glaive10
- laving10
- living10
- vagile10
- vining10
- aliening9
- gantline9
- latening9
- leniting9
- litigant9
- litigate9
- nettling9
- tainting9
- alevin9
- alvine9
- invent9
- invite9
- levant9
- native9
- valine9
- veinal9
- venial9
- vineal9
- vittae9
- vittle9
- ganev9
- gavel9
- given9
- vegan9
- vigia9
- vigil9
- alining8
- aneling8
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