Is CONFISCATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONFISCATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONFISCATING mean?
Confiscating is a form of CONFISCATE.
- verb
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
“The FBI seized the drugs”
- adjective
surrendered as a penalty
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 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 CONFISCATING
CONFISCATING 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 CONFISCATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fantoccini17
- accosting14
- incognitas13
- sonicating13
- coacting13
- factions13
- fictions13
- nonfacts13
- sconcing13
- coifing13
- facings13
- actioning12
- agonistic12
- cognisant12
- incognita12
- aconitic12
- cationic12
- fainting12
- foisting12
- cognacs12
- confits12
- faction12
- fiction12
- nonfact12
- siccing12
- ticcing12
- facing12
- inactions11
- onanistic11
- agnostic11
- coasting11
- coatings11
- cotingas11
- fontinas11
- incasing11
- noticing11
- sainfoin11
- scanting11
- sinfonia11
- actinic11
- antifog11
- ascitic11
- canonic11
- cocains11
- fasting11
- finings11
- fisting11
- foining11
- ocicats11
- sciatic11
- sifting11
- cognac11
- confit11
- fiasco11
- ficins11
- fincas11
- fistic11
- actinons10
- canonist10
- contains10
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