Is ENLISTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENLISTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENLISTING mean?
- noun
the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 10 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 ENLISTING
ENLISTING 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 ENLISTING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ENLISTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- listening10
- tinseling10
- enisling9
- ensiling9
- ginniest9
- leniting9
- lignites9
- lingiest9
- nestling9
- glisten8
- ignites8
- insigne8
- lensing8
- lignins8
- lignite8
- linings8
- linting8
- listing8
- nesting8
- seining8
- silting8
- singlet8
- sniglet8
- tensing8
- tilings8
- tingles8
- intines7
- liniest7
- linnets7
- linnies7
- ensign7
- gentil7
- glints7
- ignite7
- ingest7
- ingles7
- isling7
- legist7
- legits7
- lignin7
- lining7
- signet7
- single7
- siting7
- stinge7
- tieing7
- tiling7
- tinges7
- tingle7
- tining7
- elints6
- enlist6
- inlets6
- innies6
- instil6
- intels6
- intine6
- linens6
- linins6
- linnet6
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