Is DISTINGUISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISTINGUISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISTINGUISHED mean?
- adjective
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
“our distinguished professor”
- adjective
used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
“his distinguished bearing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + U (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 19 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 DISTINGUISHED
DISTINGUISHED 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 DISTINGUISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- distinguish16
- nightsides15
- histidines14
- nightside14
- unsighted14
- shedding14
- thudding14
- histidine13
- histidins13
- tundishes13
- dinghies13
- hindguts13
- shindigs13
- dighted13
- digitised12
- disguised12
- disgusted12
- giddiness12
- studdings12
- dishiest12
- gushiest12
- heisting12
- histidin12
- hustings12
- insights12
- nighties12
- shindies12
- thingies12
- unsights12
- dishing12
- hidings12
- hindgut12
- shindig12
- siddhis12
- sighted12
- disunities11
- desisting11
- digitises11
- dignities11
- dissident11
- distingue11
- disunited11
- giddiest11
- shiniest11
- shinties11
- studding11
- hissing11
- histing11
- insight11
- nighest11
- nightie11
- shunted11
- shuting11
- thingie11
- tundish11
- tushing11
- unsight11
- dights11
- dished11
- dudish11
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