Is ABOLISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ABOLISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ABOLISHING mean?
Abolishing is a form of ABOLISH.
- verb
do away with
“Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + B (3) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 ABOLISHING
ABOLISHING 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 ABOLISHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hobnails13
- bashing13
- ghiblis13
- nilghais12
- shoaling12
- abolish12
- hobnail12
- bhangs12
- ghibli12
- hailing11
- haloing11
- hoising11
- lashing11
- longish11
- nilghai11
- banish11
- bhang11
- ablings10
- bagnios10
- bailing10
- balings10
- biasing10
- boiling10
- gabions10
- globins10
- goblins10
- shinola10
- sibling10
- ashing10
- galosh10
- haling10
- hogans10
- holing10
- hosing10
- laighs10
- shlong10
- blahs10
- sahib10
- aiblins9
- albinos9
- bagnio9
- baling9
- basing9
- bingos9
- biogas9
- blings9
- bogans9
- boings9
- gabion9
- gibson9
- globin9
- gobans9
- goblin9
- halons9
- hoisin9
- nihils9
- ahing9
- gnash9
- hangs9
- hogan9
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