Is ASSISTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ASSISTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ASSISTING mean?
Assisting is a form of ASSIST.
- verb
give help or assistance; be of service
“Everyone helped out during the earthquake”
- verb
act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
- noun
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
“he gave me an assist with the housework”
- noun
(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 10 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 ASSISTING
ASSISTING 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 ASSISTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- assigns8
- sassing8
- insists7
- isatins7
- agists7
- angsts7
- assign7
- atigis7
- gainst7
- giants7
- sating7
- siting7
- staigs7
- stangs7
- stings7
- tasing7
- assist6
- insist6
- isatin6
- saints6
- sasins6
- satins6
- stains6
- stasis6
- agist6
- angst6
- atigi6
- gains6
- gaits6
- gasts6
- giant6
- gists6
- gnats6
- signa6
- signs6
- sings6
- snags6
- stags6
- staig6
- stang6
- sting6
- tangs6
- tings6
- antis5
- intis5
- sains5
- saint5
- sasin5
- satin5
- satis5
- snits5
- stain5
- stans5
- tains5
- tians5
- agin5
- gain5
- gait5
- gast5
- gats5
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