Is AVAILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AVAILING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AVAILING mean?
Availing is a form of AVAIL.
- verb
use to one's advantage
“He availed himself of the available resources”
- noun
a means of serving
“of no avail”
- verb
be of use to, be useful to
“It will avail them to dispose of their booty”
- verb
take or use
“She helped herself to some of the office supplies”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
A (1) + V (4) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + 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 AVAILING
AVAILING 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 AVAILING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- vaginal11
- vailing11
- vialing11
- gavial10
- laving10
- living10
- vagina10
- vagal9
- vigia9
- vigil9
- anvil8
- avail8
- avian8
- naval8
- nival8
- vinal8
- vagi8
- vang8
- viga8
- agnail7
- ailing7
- nilgai7
- lava7
- vail7
- vain7
- vial7
- vina7
- vig7
- again6
- alang6
- algin6
- align6
- lagan6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- ava6
- lav6
- nav6
- van6
- via6
- vin6
- aalii5
- lanai5
- liana5
- agin5
- alga5
- anga5
- gain5
- gala5
- glia5
- lang5
- ling5
- naga5
- alan4
- anal4
- anil4
- ilia4
- inia4
- lain4
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