Is CONSISTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONSISTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONSISTING mean?
Consisting is a form of CONSIST.
- verb
originate (in)
“The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country”
- verb
have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in
“The payment consists in food”
- verb
be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous
“Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end”
- verb
be composed of
“The land he conquered comprised several provinces”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 CONSISTING
CONSISTING 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 CONSISTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- consigns11
- costings11
- gnostics11
- noticing11
- nicotins10
- coining10
- consign10
- cosigns10
- costing10
- gnostic10
- consist9
- nicotin9
- tocsins9
- citing9
- coigns9
- congii9
- coning9
- cosign9
- coting9
- icings9
- incogs9
- noising8
- nosings8
- stingos8
- stoning8
- tignons8
- tossing8
- conins8
- ionics8
- scions8
- sonics8
- stoics8
- tocsin8
- tonics8
- coign8
- icing8
- incog8
- gnosis7
- ingots7
- nosing7
- noting7
- siting7
- stingo7
- stings7
- tignon7
- tigons7
- tining7
- toning7
- cions7
- cists7
- coins7
- conin7
- conns7
- costs7
- icons7
- ionic7
- ontic7
- scion7
- scots7
- sonic7
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