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.
- verb
present
“The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated”
- verb
give as a gift
- verb
bestow a quality on
“Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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.
- bowings13
- bowsing13
- bewigs12
- bowing12
- stewing11
- stowing11
- twinges11
- westing11
- wigeons11
- besnow11
- bestow11
- bewig11
- besting10
- bingoes10
- biogens10
- townies10
- sewing10
- sowing10
- swinge10
- tewing10
- towing10
- twinge10
- wigeon10
- bowse10
- newbs10
- boniest9
- begins9
- beings9
- bigots9
- binges9
- bingos9
- biogen9
- bogies9
- boings9
- gibson9
- gobies9
- nowise9
- towies9
- townie9
- twines9
- winoes9
- wisent9
- gowns9
- gwine9
- owing9
- swing9
- twigs9
- wings9
- bows9
- newb9
- swob9
- webs9
- bentos8
- betons8
- bionts8
- boites8
- sobeit8
- tobies8
- begin8
- begot8
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