Is DEVILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEVILING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEVILING mean?
Deviling is a form of DEVIL.
- noun
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
- noun
an evil supernatural being
- noun
a word used in exclamations of confusion
“what the devil”
- noun
a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
“he chased the young hellions out of his yard”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + V (4) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 DEVILING
DEVILING 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 DEVILING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- delving12
- veiling11
- diving11
- divine10
- living10
- eliding9
- devil9
- given9
- ivied9
- lived9
- livid9
- vigil9
- vined9
- dieing8
- dingle8
- engild8
- idling8
- levin8
- liven8
- devi8
- dive8
- give8
- veld8
- vend8
- vide8
- vied8
- deign7
- dinge7
- gelid7
- glide7
- evil7
- live7
- nevi7
- veil7
- vein7
- vile7
- vine7
- vlei7
- dev7
- veg7
- vid7
- vig7
- genii6
- indie6
- ingle6
- lined6
- ding6
- geld6
- gied6
- gild6
- gled6
- lev6
- vie6
- vin6
- deil5
- deli5
- deni5
- diel5
- dine5
- gien5
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