Is DETESTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DETESTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DETESTING mean?
Detesting is a form of DETEST.
- verb
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
“I hate Mexican food”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 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 DETESTING
DETESTING 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 DETESTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ingested10
- signeted10
- dinettes9
- insetted9
- edgiest9
- nidgets9
- seeding9
- dentist8
- destine8
- detents8
- dinette8
- distent8
- endites8
- setting8
- stinted8
- testing8
- deigns8
- design8
- digest8
- dinges8
- gitted8
- nidget8
- sieged8
- signed8
- singed8
- tinged8
- denies7
- detent7
- detest7
- dienes7
- endite7
- genets7
- genies7
- gentes7
- idents7
- ingest7
- nested7
- netted7
- seeing7
- seined7
- signee7
- signet7
- stinge7
- teeing7
- teinds7
- tenges7
- tensed7
- tented7
- tested7
- tinges7
- tinted7
- deign7
- dinge7
- dings7
- edges7
- sedge7
- sitten6
- tenesi6
- tenets6
- tentie6
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