Is ALIMENTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALIMENTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALIMENTING mean?
Alimenting is a form of ALIMENT.
- noun
a source of materials to nourish the body
- verb
give nourishment to
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 ALIMENTING
ALIMENTING 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 ALIMENTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alignment12
- lamenting12
- emailing11
- ligament11
- mantling11
- metaling11
- tegminal11
- entailing10
- antimine10
- liniment10
- mainline10
- geminal10
- imagine10
- iteming10
- limning10
- mailing10
- malting10
- meaning10
- melting10
- milting10
- mintage10
- minting10
- teaming10
- tegmina10
- aliening9
- gantline9
- latening9
- leniting9
- ailment9
- aliment9
- intimae9
- intimal9
- laminin9
- lineman9
- mannite9
- melanin9
- aiming9
- enigma9
- gamine9
- gimlet9
- laming9
- legman9
- liming9
- lingam9
- magnet9
- malign9
- mangel9
- mangle9
- mating9
- meting9
- milage9
- miling9
- mingle9
- mining9
- naming9
- taming9
- timing9
- alining8
- aneling8
- anteing8
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