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
14
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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