Is DIMINISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIMINISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIMINISHING mean?
- adjective
becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
“diminishing returns”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 DIMINISHING
DIMINISHING 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 DIMINISHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- minishing15
- diminish14
- dishing12
- hidings12
- shindig12
- minding11
- shining11
- smidgin11
- hiding11
- minish11
- minings10
- dinings9
- mining9
- hinds9
- nighs9
- hims9
- shim9
- dining8
- indign8
- niding8
- siding8
- imids8
- midis8
- minds8
- dish8
- ghis8
- hind8
- nigh8
- sidh8
- sigh8
- him8
- dings7
- minis7
- dims7
- hins7
- hisn7
- imid7
- midi7
- mids7
- migs7
- mind7
- shin7
- sinh7
- ghi7
- hid7
- hm7
- digs6
- ding6
- gids6
- mini6
- nims6
- dim6
- hin6
- his6
- mid6
- mig6
- dins5
- gins5
- nidi5
- sign5
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