Is BOTTOMING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOTTOMING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOTTOMING mean?
Bottoming is a form of BOTTOM.
- noun
the lower side of anything
- noun
the lowest part of anything
“they started at the bottom of the hill”
- noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
“he deserves a good kick in the butt”
- noun
the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + T (1) + T (1) + O (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 BOTTOMING
BOTTOMING 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 BOTTOMING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- booming12
- tombing12
- booting10
- mooting10
- bottom10
- intomb10
- gombo10
- booing9
- mooing9
- tooting8
- bonito8
- motion8
- bigot8
- bingo8
- boing8
- bongo8
- mongo8
- boom8
- tomb8
- toting7
- biont7
- motto7
- nomoi7
- bing7
- biog7
- bong7
- gobo7
- mib7
- mob7
- ingot6
- tigon6
- bint6
- bitt6
- boon6
- boot6
- bott6
- mint6
- mitt6
- mono6
- moon6
- moot6
- mott6
- noob6
- obit6
- omit6
- toom6
- big6
- bog6
- gib6
- gob6
- mig6
- mog6
- goon5
- ting5
- tong5
- bin5
- bio5
- bit5
- boo5
- bot5
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