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Is BANKRUPTING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BANKRUPTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BANKRUPTING mean?

Bankrupting is a form of BANKRUPT.

  1. verb

    reduce to bankruptcy

    “My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!”

  2. adjective

    financially ruined

    “a bankrupt company”

  3. noun

    someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

20

Scrabble

26

Words With Friends

11

Letters

B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + R (1) + U (1) + P (3) + T (1) + 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 BANKRUPTING

BANKRUPTING 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 BANKRUPTING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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