Is DISTANCING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISTANCING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISTANCING mean?
Distancing is a form of DISTANCE.
- noun
the property created by the space between two objects or points
- noun
a distant region
“I could see it in the distance”
- noun
size of the gap between two places
“the distance from New York to Chicago”
- noun
indifference by personal withdrawal
“emotional distance”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 10
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 DISTANCING
DISTANCING 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.
Anagrams of DISTANCING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DISTANCING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- discanting14
- indicants12
- incasing11
- indicans11
- indicant11
- scanting11
- dancing11
- discing11
- nidating10
- standing10
- actings10
- canings10
- canting10
- casting10
- discant10
- indican10
- indicts10
- dicing10
- sainting9
- satining9
- staining9
- datings9
- dinings9
- dinting9
- incants9
- niacins9
- sanding9
- siganid9
- stannic9
- tidings9
- acting9
- canids9
- caning9
- casing9
- citing9
- dicast9
- icings9
- indict9
- nicads9
- antings8
- distain8
- saining8
- staning8
- actins8
- aiding8
- anisic8
- antics8
- casini8
- dating8
- digits8
- dining8
- incant8
- indign8
- nastic8
- niacin8
- niding8
- siding8
- tannic8
- tiding8
- acids8
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