Is VIDEOTAPING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VIDEOTAPING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VIDEOTAPING mean?
Videotaping is a form of VIDEOTAPE.
- noun
a video recording made on magnetic tape
- noun
a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound
- verb
record on videotape
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
V (4) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + O (1) + T (1) + A (1) + P (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 VIDEOTAPING
VIDEOTAPING 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 VIDEOTAPING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deviating14
- adoptive14
- pivoting14
- deviation13
- avoiding13
- devoting13
- videoing13
- pivoted13
- adopting12
- donative12
- vanitied12
- deaving12
- dogvane12
- evading12
- voiding12
- paving12
- vaping12
- antipode11
- opiating11
- pinotage11
- deviant11
- eviting11
- invited11
- naevoid11
- novated11
- vetoing11
- vintage11
- diving11
- paved11
- pavid11
- vaped11
- vapid11
- ideating10
- iodating10
- depaint10
- epigoni10
- notepad10
- opiated10
- painted10
- patined10
- pintado10
- pointed10
- advent10
- avidin10
- dative10
- divine10
- dognap10
- doping10
- invade10
- nevoid10
- panged10
- pidgin10
- pinged10
- ponged10
- pongid10
- vidiot10
- voting10
- pavin10
- pivot10
- ideation9
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