Is BADMOUTHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BADMOUTHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BADMOUTHING mean?
Badmouthing is a form of BADMOUTH.
- verb
speak unfavorably about
“She badmouths her husband everywhere”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + D (2) + M (3) + O (1) + U (1) + T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 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 BADMOUTHING
BADMOUTHING 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 BADMOUTHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- badmouth16
- bigmouth16
- thumbing16
- anthodium15
- humanoid14
- mouthing14
- abought13
- bathing13
- dumbing13
- doubting12
- hindgut12
- manihot12
- tombing12
- bought12
- hagbut12
- homing12
- numdah12
- abmho12
- abohm12
- bimah12
- himbo12
- thumb12
- aboding11
- anthoid11
- daubing11
- dingbat11
- handout11
- hangout11
- thouing11
- dought11
- gambit11
- hading11
- hagdon11
- hitman11
- humint11
- mahout11
- bhang11
- bight11
- bough11
- dhobi11
- humid11
- might11
- ogham11
- antibug10
- bandito10
- boating10
- gunboat10
- moating10
- tabuing10
- bandog10
- boding10
- doming10
- hating10
- hognut10
- intomb10
- midgut10
- naught10
- nought10
- numbat10
- baith10
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