Is ASPHALTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ASPHALTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ASPHALTING mean?
Asphalting is a form of ASPHALT.
- noun
mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
- noun
a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
- verb
cover with tar or asphalt
“asphalt the driveway”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + S (1) + P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + L (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 ASPHALTING
ASPHALTING 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 ASPHALTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- paganish14
- plashing14
- ashplant13
- hasping13
- pashing13
- phasing13
- plights13
- shaping13
- lathings12
- asphalt12
- hatpins12
- planish12
- plinths12
- spathal12
- plight12
- paganist11
- platings11
- stapling11
- alights11
- gnathal11
- halting11
- hasting11
- lashing11
- lathing11
- alphas11
- ashpan11
- hatpin11
- palish11
- phials11
- plinth11
- spilth11
- platinas10
- lapsing10
- paginal10
- palings10
- pasting10
- plating10
- sapling10
- shaitan10
- tahinas10
- tapings10
- aahing10
- aghast10
- alight10
- ashing10
- galahs10
- haling10
- hating10
- laighs10
- lights10
- nights10
- sangha10
- slight10
- thangs10
- things10
- alpha10
- aphis10
- apish10
- pasha10
- paths10
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