Is DIGESTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIGESTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIGESTING mean?
Digesting is a form of DIGEST.
- verb
convert food into absorbable substances
“I cannot digest milk products”
- verb
arrange and integrate in the mind
“I cannot digest all this information”
- noun
a periodical that summarizes the news
- noun
something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
D (2) + I (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + 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 DIGESTING
DIGESTING 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 DIGESTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dingiest10
- edgings10
- dieting9
- dingies9
- editing9
- ignited9
- nidgets9
- sieging9
- tidings9
- edging9
- ignites8
- indites8
- tineids8
- deigns8
- design8
- dieing8
- digest8
- digits8
- dinges8
- gieing8
- nidget8
- siding8
- signed8
- singed8
- tiding8
- tinged8
- igged8
- idents7
- ignite7
- indies7
- indite7
- ingest7
- inside7
- signet7
- siting7
- stinge7
- teiids7
- teinds7
- tidies7
- tieing7
- tineid7
- tinges7
- deign7
- digit7
- dinge7
- dings7
- teggs7
- seniti6
- deist6
- dents6
- diets6
- dines6
- dints6
- dites6
- edits6
- genii6
- gents6
- gites6
- ident6
- indie6
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