Is EMPHASIZING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EMPHASIZING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 28 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EMPHASIZING mean?
- noun
the act of giving special importance or significance to something
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
28
Scrabble
31
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + M (3) + P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + S (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 28 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 EMPHASIZING
EMPHASIZING 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 EMPHASIZING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ghazies20
- hazings20
- phizes20
- simazine19
- ghazis19
- hazing19
- mazing18
- ghazi18
- phiz18
- agnizes17
- seizing17
- maizes17
- mizens17
- nizams17
- hazes17
- agnize16
- sizing16
- maize16
- mazes16
- mizen16
- nizam16
- smaze16
- haze16
- azines15
- seizin15
- zanies15
- gazes15
- zings15
- maze15
- spaz15
- zaps15
- zeps15
- zips15
- shipman14
- shipmen14
- azine14
- nazis14
- seiza14
- zeins14
- zines14
- gaze14
- zags14
- zigs14
- zing14
- zap14
- zep14
- zip14
- impinges13
- hasping13
- heaping13
- mashing13
- meshing13
- pashing13
- phasing13
- pishing13
- shaming13
- shaping13
- impish13
- mishap13
- nazi13
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