Is ANNIHILATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANNIHILATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANNIHILATING mean?
- adjective
wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
“possessing annihilative power”
- adjective
making light of
“afire with annihilating invective”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + N (1) + I (1) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + 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 ANNIHILATING
ANNIHILATING 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 ANNIHILATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hangnail12
- inhaling12
- thinning12
- inhalant11
- anhinga11
- gnathal11
- hailing11
- halting11
- hanting11
- hilting11
- hinting11
- lathing11
- nilghai11
- aahing10
- alight10
- haling10
- hating10
- hiatal9
- lithia9
- tahina9
- tahini9
- ahing9
- galah9
- laigh9
- light9
- night9
- thang9
- thing9
- alining8
- anginal8
- ignatia8
- intagli8
- linting8
- nailing8
- tailing8
- tanning8
- tinning8
- haint8
- laith8
- lathi8
- nihil8
- ninth8
- thali8
- agha8
- ghat8
- hang8
- nigh8
- initial7
- agnail7
- ailing7
- angina7
- anting7
- inning7
- lignan7
- lignin7
- lining7
- nilgai7
- tiling7
- tining7
- hail7
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