Is DISALLOWING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISALLOWING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISALLOWING mean?
Disallowing is a form of DISALLOW.
- verb
command against
“I forbid you to call me late at night”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 DISALLOWING
DISALLOWING 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 DISALLOWING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wildlings14
- windgalls14
- sallowing13
- wildings13
- wildling13
- windgall13
- windigos13
- allowing12
- disallow12
- lowlands12
- swilling12
- windsail12
- dowsing12
- wilding12
- windigo12
- diallings11
- gallows11
- lawings11
- lowings11
- lowland11
- slowing11
- swiling11
- wailing11
- walling11
- willing11
- dawing11
- dowing11
- wading11
- dialings10
- dialling10
- gladioli10
- gliadins10
- gonidial10
- loadings10
- inwalls10
- disown10
- diwans10
- gowans10
- indows10
- lawing10
- lowing10
- sawing10
- sawlog10
- sowing10
- wagons10
- waling10
- wigans10
- wiling10
- wising10
- woalds10
- gowds10
- dialing9
- dialogs9
- dolling9
- ganoids9
- gliadin9
- gonidia9
- indigos9
- ladings9
- ladling9
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