Is ADMONISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADMONISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ADMONISHING mean?
- adjective
expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + M (3) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + 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 ADMONISHING
ADMONISHING 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 ADMONISHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- monishing15
- hominians14
- admonish14
- hominids14
- hominian13
- hominins13
- gnomish13
- hominid13
- maidish13
- mashing13
- moshing13
- shaming13
- misdoing12
- dashing12
- dishing12
- hagdons12
- handing12
- hidings12
- hominin12
- mannish12
- sandhog12
- shading12
- shindig12
- homing12
- modish12
- oghams12
- anodising11
- indamins11
- masoning11
- damning11
- donnish11
- hoising11
- minding11
- noshing11
- shining11
- sigmoid11
- smidgin11
- hading11
- hagdon11
- hansom11
- hiding11
- minish11
- monish11
- ogham11
- insomnia10
- agonism10
- amidins10
- daimios10
- daimons10
- diamins10
- domains10
- indamin10
- mignons10
- minings10
- moaning10
- ashing10
- danish10
- dogmas10
- doming10
- hogans10
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