Is CALUMNIATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CALUMNIATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CALUMNIATING mean?
Calumniating is a form of CALUMNIATE.
- verb
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
“The journalists have defamed me!”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + U (1) + M (3) + N (1) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 CALUMNIATING
CALUMNIATING 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 CALUMNIATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acuminating16
- culminating16
- calamining15
- maculating15
- manacling14
- talcuming14
- canulating13
- laminating13
- culminant13
- claiming13
- maculing13
- magician13
- manganic13
- mulcting13
- animating12
- anticling12
- guanciali12
- malignant12
- actinium12
- aluminic12
- animalic12
- calamint12
- claimant12
- mannitic12
- calming12
- culming12
- magical12
- mincing12
- antalgic11
- canaling11
- imaginal11
- inlacing11
- linguica11
- mantling11
- miauling11
- minuting11
- mutining11
- unlacing11
- clamant11
- culmina11
- agamic11
- macing11
- actinian10
- amanitin10
- maintain10
- minutial10
- nautical10
- agnatic10
- augitic10
- canting10
- catling10
- cingula10
- lancing10
- limning10
- mailing10
- malting10
- mauling10
- milting10
- minting10
- munting10
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