Is BULLYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BULLYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BULLYING mean?
- noun
the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
- adjective
noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + 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 BULLYING
BULLYING 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 BULLYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- buying12
- glibly12
- bigly11
- bilgy11
- bulgy11
- bulling10
- gluily10
- lungyi10
- uglily10
- billy10
- bliny10
- bully10
- bluing9
- lubing9
- gilly9
- gully9
- lingy9
- lying9
- inby9
- bling8
- ugly8
- buy8
- bing7
- bung7
- glib7
- illy7
- inly7
- lily7
- liny7
- luny7
- yill7
- guy7
- by7
- lungi6
- bill6
- blin6
- bull6
- big6
- bug6
- gib6
- yin6
- gill5
- gull5
- iglu5
- ling5
- lung5
- bin5
- bun5
- lib5
- nib5
- nub5
- nill4
- null4
- gin4
- gnu4
- gul4
- gun4
- lug4
- nug4
- bi4
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