Is CONGESTION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONGESTION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONGESTION mean?
- noun
excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
- noun
excessive crowding
“traffic congestion”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 13 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 CONGESTION
Single letters that turn CONGESTION into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CONGESTION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ontogenic12
- escoting11
- scenting11
- scooting11
- connotes10
- coonties10
- censing10
- cogitos10
- cognise10
- coignes10
- congest10
- congoes10
- consign10
- costing10
- gnostic10
- gooniest9
- ionogens9
- snooting9
- conines9
- connote9
- consent9
- coontie9
- cooties9
- incents9
- neocons9
- neonics9
- notices9
- section9
- cogent9
- cogito9
- cogons9
- coigne9
- coigns9
- conges9
- congos9
- coning9
- cooing9
- cosign9
- coting9
- gestic9
- incogs9
- gentoos8
- gooiest8
- goonies8
- ionogen8
- isogone8
- nesting8
- nonegos8
- noogies8
- noosing8
- sooting8
- stoning8
- tensing8
- tignons8
- centos8
- cestoi8
- conies8
- conine8
- conins8
- contes8
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