Is DISTURBING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISTURBING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISTURBING mean?
- adjective
causing distress or worry or anxiety
“distressing (or disturbing) news”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + B (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 DISTURBING
DISTURBING 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 DISTURBING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- birdings12
- bruising11
- bruiting11
- bursting11
- birding11
- striding10
- bruting10
- bundist10
- busting10
- disturb10
- dustbin10
- subring10
- sunbird10
- tubings10
- biding10
- dusting9
- inburst9
- ridings9
- tidings9
- ungirds9
- bindis9
- biting9
- brings9
- bundts9
- busing9
- tubing9
- turbid9
- nitrids8
- rusting8
- suiting8
- binits8
- bruins8
- bruits8
- brunts8
- burins8
- digits8
- dingus8
- during8
- grinds8
- riding8
- siding8
- tiding8
- turgid8
- ungird8
- bidis8
- bindi8
- binds8
- birds8
- brigs8
- bring8
- brung8
- bunds8
- bundt8
- bungs8
- burds8
- burgs8
- dribs8
- drubs8
- grubs8
- unbid8
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