Is ASTOUNDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ASTOUNDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ASTOUNDING mean?
- adjective
bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
- adjective
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
“such an enormous response was astonishing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 ASTOUNDING
ASTOUNDING 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 ASTOUNDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stounding11
- daunting10
- donating10
- sounding10
- standing10
- undoings10
- anginous9
- outgains9
- snouting9
- sudation9
- audings9
- datings9
- dauting9
- doating9
- dousing9
- douting9
- dunting9
- dusting9
- ganoids9
- guidons9
- sanding9
- undoing9
- adnouns8
- agonist8
- agoutis8
- antigun8
- antings8
- astound8
- atoning8
- autoing8
- gitanos8
- guanins8
- indunas8
- nougats8
- ousting8
- outgain8
- outings8
- outsaid8
- outsang8
- outsing8
- staning8
- stoning8
- tignons8
- tousing8
- tunings8
- auding8
- dating8
- dingos8
- dingus8
- doings8
- dongas8
- dosing8
- doting8
- ganoid8
- gonads8
- guidon8
- sundog8
- anoints7
- nations7
- nonsuit7
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