Is CENSURING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CENSURING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CENSURING mean?
Censuring is a form of CENSURE.
- noun
harsh criticism or disapproval
- noun
the state of being excommunicated
- verb
rebuke formally
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 CENSURING
CENSURING 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 CENSURING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- recusing11
- rescuing11
- securing11
- censing10
- cringes10
- cursing10
- ensuring9
- cunners9
- scunner9
- cering9
- cringe9
- cueing9
- curing9
- ensuing8
- enuring8
- ginners8
- gunners8
- gunnies8
- nursing8
- reusing8
- cruise8
- cunner8
- curies8
- incurs8
- incuse8
- cuing8
- genic8
- sunnier7
- unrisen7
- ensign7
- genius7
- ginner7
- gunner7
- regius7
- reigns7
- renigs7
- resign7
- rueing7
- sering7
- signer7
- singer7
- unrigs7
- cines7
- cires7
- cries7
- cruse7
- cures7
- curie7
- curns7
- curse7
- ecrus7
- incur7
- incus7
- nicer7
- rices7
- runic7
- since7
- sucre7
- ureic7
- cigs7
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