Is DEPLUMING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPLUMING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPLUMING mean?
Depluming is a form of DEPLUME.
- verb
strip of honors, possessions, or attributes
- verb
strip of feathers
“pull a chicken”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + L (1) + U (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 DEPLUMING
DEPLUMING 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 DEPLUMING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dumpling14
- impugned14
- dumping13
- lumping12
- pluming12
- gimped12
- melding11
- mingled11
- plunged11
- pungled11
- dimple11
- emping11
- guimpe11
- impend11
- impled11
- impugn11
- limped11
- lumped11
- megilp11
- mudpie11
- plumed11
- umping11
- gumline10
- legumin10
- unpiled10
- duping10
- glimed10
- gulped10
- lumpen10
- midleg10
- pileum10
- pinged10
- plenum10
- imped10
- umped10
- dueling9
- eluding9
- indulge9
- guinep9
- limned9
- milden9
- mingle9
- muling9
- plunge9
- puling9
- pungle9
- degum9
- impel9
- midge9
- plume9
- pudge9
- dump9
- gimp9
- dingle8
- engild8
- guiled8
- gulden8
- lineup8
- lunged8
- lupine8
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