Is BLOTTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLOTTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLOTTING mean?
Blotting is a form of BLOT.
- noun
a blemish made by dirt
“he had a smudge on his cheek”
- noun
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
“he made a huge blot on his copybook”
- verb
dry (ink) with blotting paper
- verb
make a spot or mark onto
“The wine spotted the tablecloth”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + O (1) + T (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 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 BLOTTING
BLOTTING 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.
Anagrams of BLOTTING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BLOTTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bottling11
- biltong10
- bolting10
- globin9
- goblin9
- lotting8
- bigot8
- bingo8
- bling8
- boing8
- tiglon7
- toling7
- toting7
- biont7
- bing7
- biog7
- blog7
- bong7
- glib7
- glob7
- glint6
- ingot6
- lingo6
- login6
- tigon6
- bint6
- bitt6
- blin6
- blot6
- boil6
- bolt6
- bott6
- obit6
- big6
- bog6
- gib6
- gob6
- gilt5
- ling5
- long5
- ting5
- tong5
- bin5
- bio5
- bit5
- bot5
- lib5
- lob5
- nib5
- nob5
- obi5
- into4
- lino4
- lint4
- lion4
- loin4
- loti4
- noil4
- tilt4
- tint4
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