Is ASTONISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ASTONISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ASTONISHING mean?
- adjective
surprising greatly
“she does an amazing amount of work”
- adjective
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
“such an enormous response was astonishing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 ASTONISHING
ASTONISHING 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 ASTONISHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stonishing14
- gnathions13
- gnathion12
- hoisting12
- insights12
- nothings12
- stashing12
- astonish11
- thionins11
- goatish11
- hanting11
- hasting11
- hinting11
- hissing11
- histing11
- hoising11
- hosting11
- insight11
- noshing11
- nothing11
- sashing11
- shining11
- hoisins10
- shantis10
- stonish10
- tahinis10
- tannish10
- thionin10
- tonnish10
- ashing10
- ghosts10
- hating10
- hogans10
- honing10
- hosing10
- nights10
- sanghs10
- shogis10
- sights10
- thangs10
- things10
- thongs10
- agonists9
- sainting9
- satining9
- staining9
- haints9
- hoisin9
- hoists9
- honans9
- hostas9
- ninths9
- shanti9
- shoats9
- snaths9
- tahini9
- tonish9
- ahing9
- ghast9
- ghats9
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