Is CONGESTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONGESTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONGESTING mean?
Congesting is a form of CONGEST.
- verb
become or cause to become obstructed
“The leaves clog our drains in the Fall”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + 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 CONGESTING
CONGESTING 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 CONGESTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- escoting11
- scenting11
- censing10
- cognise10
- coignes10
- congest10
- consign10
- costing10
- gnostic10
- conines9
- consent9
- ginseng9
- incents9
- neonics9
- noggins9
- notices9
- section9
- tonging9
- cogent9
- coigne9
- coigns9
- conges9
- coning9
- cosign9
- coting9
- gestic9
- incogs9
- nesting8
- stoning8
- tensing8
- tignons8
- centos8
- cestoi8
- conies8
- conine8
- conins8
- contes8
- cosine8
- gigots8
- goings8
- icones8
- incent8
- incest8
- insect8
- neonic8
- nicest8
- nocent8
- noetic8
- noggin8
- nonces8
- notice8
- oscine8
- tocsin8
- tonics8
- coign8
- conge8
- genic8
- incog8
- intones7
- tension7
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