Is DETERGING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DETERGING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DETERGING mean?
Deterging is a form of DETERGE.
- verb
wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body
“This drug is powerful enough to deterge”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + G (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 DETERGING
DETERGING 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 DETERGING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gingered11
- renigged11
- greeting10
- trigged10
- dreeing9
- energid9
- greeing9
- reeding9
- reigned9
- digger9
- edging9
- rigged9
- integer8
- treeing8
- dinger8
- edgier8
- eggier8
- engird8
- geeing8
- gender8
- ginger8
- girned8
- girted8
- greige8
- nidget8
- reding8
- ringed8
- tinged8
- egged8
- igged8
- denier7
- dieter7
- endite7
- engirt7
- gerent7
- nereid7
- reedit7
- regent7
- reined7
- rented7
- retied7
- rident7
- teeing7
- tender7
- tiered7
- tinder7
- trined7
- deign7
- dinge7
- dirge7
- edger7
- egger7
- greed7
- gride7
- grind7
- ridge7
- entire6
- retine6
- triene6
- deter6
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