Is BECOMING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BECOMING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BECOMING mean?
- adjective
according with custom or propriety
“her becoming modesty”
- adjective
displaying or setting off to best advantage
“a becoming new shade of rose”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 BECOMING
Single letters that turn BECOMING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from BECOMING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- combing14
- combine13
- genomic12
- coming11
- gnomic11
- combe11
- combi11
- income10
- comb10
- biogen9
- coigne9
- biome9
- bonce9
- mince9
- monic9
- begin8
- being8
- binge8
- bingo8
- bogie8
- boing8
- coign8
- conge8
- genic8
- genom8
- gnome8
- incog8
- bice8
- come8
- emic8
- mice8
- monie7
- bing7
- biog7
- bong7
- gibe7
- cob7
- mib7
- mic7
- mob7
- moc7
- bine6
- bone6
- cine6
- cion6
- coin6
- cone6
- coni6
- ebon6
- icon6
- meno6
- mien6
- mine6
- nice6
- nome6
- omen6
- once6
- beg6
- big6
- bog6
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