Is DISTRAINING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISTRAINING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISTRAINING mean?
Distraining is a form of DISTRAIN.
- verb
levy a distress on
- verb
confiscate by distress
- verb
legally take something in place of a debt payment
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 DISTRAINING
DISTRAINING 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 DISTRAINING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- distaining12
- disrating11
- nitriding11
- sardining11
- stranding11
- straining10
- trainings10
- darnings10
- draining10
- inditing10
- nidating10
- standing10
- striding10
- tradings10
- distrain9
- ingrains9
- insignia9
- rantings9
- sainting9
- satining9
- staining9
- training9
- darings9
- darning9
- darting9
- datings9
- dinings9
- dinting9
- gradins9
- raiding9
- ridings9
- rinding9
- sanding9
- siganid9
- tidings9
- trading9
- airings8
- airting8
- antings8
- arising8
- artigis8
- diarist8
- distain8
- gastrin8
- gratins8
- ingrain8
- innards8
- irising8
- nitrids8
- raining8
- raising8
- ranting8
- ratings8
- rinsing8
- saining8
- snaring8
- staning8
- staring8
- trining8
- aiding8
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