Is DEPUTIZING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPUTIZING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPUTIZING mean?
Deputizing is a form of DEPUTIZE.
- verb
act as a substitute
“She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold”
- verb
appoint as a substitute
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + U (1) + T (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 23 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 DEPUTIZING
DEPUTIZING 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 DEPUTIZING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- putzing19
- unitized18
- putzed18
- zinged17
- unitize16
- unzip16
- dizen15
- putz15
- ditz14
- zing14
- zep14
- zip14
- zein13
- zine13
- ziti13
- zed13
- zig13
- deputing12
- tiz12
- zen12
- zin12
- zit12
- unpitied11
- pinguid11
- duping10
- pidgin10
- pinged10
- dieting9
- dueting9
- editing9
- ignited9
- dipnet9
- guinep9
- pieing9
- pignut9
- pitied9
- pundit9
- punted9
- pudge9
- dieing8
- nidget8
- pinite8
- tiding8
- tiepin8
- tinged8
- genip8
- getup8
- piing8
- pined8
- tepid8
- unpeg8
- upend8
- dunite7
- gunite7
- ignite7
- indite7
- tieing7
- tineid7
- united7
- untied7
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