Is DISINHERITING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISINHERITING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISINHERITING mean?
Disinheriting is a form of DISINHERIT.
- verb
prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + 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 DISINHERITING
DISINHERITING 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 DISINHERITING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- disheriting16
- ditherings15
- disinherit14
- inheriting14
- rhinitides14
- dithering14
- hindering14
- nightside14
- indignities13
- histidine13
- inshrined13
- reshining13
- dinghies13
- herdings13
- shending13
- rigidities12
- disherit12
- heisting12
- histidin12
- inhering12
- nighties12
- righties12
- sennight12
- shinnied12
- shirting12
- shrining12
- thingies12
- tigerish12
- dishing12
- girthed12
- herding12
- hidings12
- righted12
- shindig12
- sighted12
- destining11
- dignities11
- dirigiste11
- indigents11
- niderings11
- nitriding11
- inherits11
- inshrine11
- rhinitis11
- thinners11
- dishier11
- dithers11
- heiring11
- henting11
- hinders11
- hingers11
- hinnied11
- hinting11
- histing11
- insight11
- nerdish11
- nighest11
- nightie11
- resight11
- shining11
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