Is DISPLAYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISPLAYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISPLAYING mean?
Displaying is a form of DISPLAY.
- verb
to show, make visible or apparent
“The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month”
- noun
something intended to communicate a particular impression
“made a display of strength”
- noun
something shown to the public
“the museum had many exhibits of oriental art”
- noun
a visual representation of something
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 DISPLAYING
DISPLAYING 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 DISPLAYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pygidial15
- dialysing14
- palsying14
- splaying14
- pygidia14
- display13
- playing13
- spangly13
- spaying13
- spindly13
- dingily12
- paying12
- plying12
- spying12
- pidgins11
- slaying11
- spading11
- dangly11
- dyings11
- gipsy11
- pandy11
- dialings10
- gliadins10
- lapsing10
- lisping10
- palings10
- pilings10
- sapling10
- sliping10
- spiling10
- gainly10
- laying10
- lyings10
- lysing10
- pidgin10
- saiyid10
- saying10
- singly10
- slangy10
- dingy10
- dying10
- glady10
- palsy10
- pansy10
- plays10
- pyins10
- spiny10
- splay10
- gapy10
- gyps10
- dialing9
- gliadin9
- ladings9
- ligands9
- sidling9
- siganid9
- sliding9
- inlays9
- layins9
- lipids9
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