Is COSTUMING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COSTUMING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COSTUMING mean?
Costuming is a form of COSTUME.
- noun
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
“he won the prize for best costume”
- noun
unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place
“in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume”
- verb
dress in a costume
“We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins”
- noun
the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + U (1) + M (3) + 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 COSTUMING
Single letters that turn COSTUMING 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 COSTUMING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- miscount12
- comings12
- scouting11
- coniums11
- unicoms11
- coming11
- gnomic11
- congius10
- costing10
- gnomist10
- gnostic10
- gomutis10
- mousing10
- musting10
- conium10
- cumins10
- custom10
- miscut10
- mucins10
- muonic10
- sitcom10
- unicom10
- suction9
- coigns9
- cosign9
- coting9
- gomuti9
- gonium9
- incogs9
- mongst9
- mungos9
- musing9
- muting9
- cumin9
- monic9
- mucin9
- music9
- osmic9
- ousting8
- outings8
- outsing8
- tousing8
- coitus8
- counts8
- cousin8
- cunits8
- cutins8
- inmost8
- monist8
- mounts8
- mutons8
- ostium8
- tocsin8
- tonics8
- tunics8
- coign8
- cuing8
- gismo8
- incog8
- mungo8
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