Is ALIENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALIENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALIENING mean?
Aliening is a form of ALIEN.
- adjective
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
“an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism”
- noun
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
- adjective
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
“alien customs”
- noun
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 9 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 ALIENING
ALIENING 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 ALIENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alining8
- aneling8
- eanling8
- leaning8
- nailing8
- aniline7
- ailing7
- genial7
- innage7
- lignan7
- lignin7
- linage7
- lining7
- nilgai7
- anilin6
- agile6
- algin6
- align6
- angel6
- angle6
- genii6
- glean6
- ingle6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- alien5
- aline5
- anile5
- elain5
- inane5
- innie5
- liane5
- linen5
- linin5
- agin5
- egal5
- gaen5
- gain5
- gale5
- gane5
- gean5
- gien5
- glen5
- glia5
- lang5
- ling5
- anil4
- elan4
- ilea4
- ilia4
- inia4
- lain4
- lane4
- lean4
- lien4
- line4
- linn4
- nail4
- nine4
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