Is AUGMENTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AUGMENTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AUGMENTING mean?
Augmenting is a form of AUGMENT.
- verb
enlarge or increase
“The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East”
- verb
grow or intensify
“The pressure augmented”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 10
A (1) + U (1) + G (2) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 AUGMENTING
AUGMENTING 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 AUGMENTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tegumina11
- umangite11
- gauming11
- agenting10
- negating10
- unageing10
- augment10
- meaning10
- mintage10
- munting10
- mutagen10
- teaming10
- tegmina10
- gagmen10
- gaming10
- mannite9
- tanging9
- unaging9
- unmeant9
- enigma9
- gamine9
- gnetum9
- gunman9
- gunmen9
- magnet9
- mating9
- meting9
- muting9
- naming9
- nutmeg9
- taming9
- anguine8
- anteing8
- antigen8
- antigun8
- gentian8
- guanine8
- tunnage8
- unitage8
- ageing8
- etamin8
- gaeing8
- gangue8
- gating8
- inmate8
- manitu8
- minuet8
- minute8
- muntin8
- mutine8
- nugget8
- numina8
- tamein8
- tinman8
- tinmen8
- untame8
- gamin8
- gamut8
- image8
- mange8
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