Is AFFLICTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AFFLICTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AFFLICTING mean?
Afflicting is a form of AFFLICT.
- verb
cause great unhappiness for; distress
“she was afflicted by the death of her parents”
- verb
cause physical pain or suffering in
“afflict with the plague”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + F (4) + F (4) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 AFFLICTING
AFFLICTING 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 AFFLICTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- afflict15
- caitiff15
- tiffing14
- fanfic14
- fifing13
- cliff13
- finical12
- inflict12
- facing12
- tiffin12
- gliff12
- caff12
- failing11
- fatling11
- fliting11
- lifting11
- gaff11
- catling10
- tailfin10
- talcing10
- fating10
- filing10
- calif10
- clift10
- ficin10
- finca10
- naff10
- niff10
- tiff10
- acting9
- citing9
- finial9
- lacing9
- fagin9
- fling9
- calf9
- fact9
- flic9
- aff9
- iff9
- intagli8
- tailing8
- catlin8
- italic8
- tincal8
- acing8
- clang8
- cling8
- faint8
- final8
- flint8
- icing8
- fang8
- flag8
- gift8
- caf8
- ailing7
- nilgai7
- tiling7
- acini7
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