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Is BESTOWING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BESTOWING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BESTOWING mean?

Bestowing is a form of BESTOW.

  1. verb

    present

    “The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated”

  2. verb

    give as a gift

  3. verb

    bestow a quality on

    “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9

B (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + W (4) + 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 BESTOWING

BESTOWING 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 BESTOWING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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