Is ASPIRATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ASPIRATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ASPIRATING mean?
Aspirating is a form of ASPIRATE.
- noun
a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- verb
remove by suction
“aspirate the wound”
- verb
pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
- verb
inhale (air, water, etc.)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + R (1) + A (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 ASPIRATING
ASPIRATING 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 ASPIRATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- traipsing12
- aspiring11
- paganist11
- pairings11
- partings11
- pirating11
- praising11
- spirting11
- striping11
- apiarist10
- aspirant10
- partisan10
- spartina10
- pairing10
- parangs10
- parings10
- parsing10
- parting10
- pasting10
- prating10
- prising10
- rasping10
- sparing10
- spiring10
- spiting10
- tapings10
- granitas9
- ignatias9
- aspirin9
- parians9
- partans9
- pastina9
- patinas9
- pianist9
- pinatas9
- piranas9
- rapinis9
- spartan9
- spirant9
- taipans9
- tarpans9
- trapans9
- pagans9
- pangas9
- parang9
- paring9
- prangs9
- raping9
- riping9
- siping9
- sprang9
- spring9
- taping9
- intarsia8
- against8
- airings8
- airting8
- antisag8
- arising8
- artigis8
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