Is DELIMITING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DELIMITING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DELIMITING mean?
Delimiting is a form of DELIMIT.
- verb
determine the essential quality of
- verb
be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
- verb
set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + M (3) + I (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 DELIMITING
DELIMITING 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 DELIMITING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deliming12
- limiting11
- melding11
- milding11
- mingled11
- diligent10
- delimit10
- iteming10
- limited10
- melting10
- midline10
- milting10
- glimed10
- midget10
- midleg10
- dieting9
- editing9
- eliding9
- glinted9
- ignited9
- tingled9
- gimlet9
- liming9
- limned9
- meting9
- milden9
- miling9
- milted9
- mingle9
- minted9
- timing9
- midge9
- lignite8
- dieing8
- dingle8
- engild8
- idling8
- intime8
- nidget8
- tiding8
- tinged8
- demit8
- denim8
- gimel8
- glime8
- imide8
- limed8
- medii8
- mined8
- timed8
- timid8
- dentil7
- gentil7
- ignite7
- indite7
- linted7
- tieing7
- tiling7
- tineid7
- tingle7
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