Is COMMANDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COMMANDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COMMANDING mean?
- adjective
used of a height or viewpoint
“a commanding view of the ocean”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 COMMANDING
COMMANDING 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 COMMANDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- command14
- ammonic13
- damming13
- coaming12
- monacid12
- monadic12
- nomadic12
- condign11
- damning11
- dancing11
- gonadic11
- coming11
- gammon11
- gnomic11
- macing11
- modica11
- comma11
- moaning10
- nonacid10
- ammino10
- anomic10
- camion10
- coding10
- doming10
- manioc10
- domic10
- gamic10
- magic10
- comm10
- agonic9
- anodic9
- caning9
- coning9
- daimon9
- domain9
- mignon9
- naming9
- amnic9
- dogma9
- macon9
- manic9
- monic9
- amnion8
- ganoid8
- nomina8
- acing8
- admin8
- amido8
- amigo8
- among8
- canid8
- cnida8
- coign8
- conga8
- gamin8
- imago8
- incog8
- mango8
- monad8
- nicad8
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