Is DAMASCENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DAMASCENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DAMASCENING mean?
Damascening is a form of DAMASCENE.
- noun
a native or inhabitant of Damascus
- noun
a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
- verb
inlay metal with gold and silver
- adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of Damascus or its people
“damascene city gates”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + A (1) + M (3) + A (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 DAMASCENING
DAMASCENING 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 DAMASCENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ascending13
- camisade13
- maenadic13
- magnesic13
- manganic13
- menacing13
- magnesian12
- amending12
- amnesiac12
- mendings12
- scending12
- amandine11
- encasing11
- magnesia11
- meanings11
- agamids11
- amnesic11
- anaemic11
- caimans11
- cinemas11
- damages11
- damning11
- dancing11
- degamis11
- incaged11
- managed11
- maniacs11
- mending11
- smidgen11
- agamic11
- macing11
- magics11
- medics11
- minced11
- acedias10
- amidase10
- anadems10
- candies10
- canings10
- ceasing10
- censing10
- enigmas10
- gamines10
- incages10
- incased10
- maenads10
- magians10
- maidans10
- maidens10
- manages10
- meaning10
- medians10
- medinas10
- mensing10
- sagamen10
- sandman10
- sandmen10
- scandia10
- scanned10
- seaming10
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