Is EXTINGUISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXTINGUISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXTINGUISH mean?
- verb
put an end to; kill
“The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children”
- verb
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
“Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained”
- verb
extinguish by crushing
“stub out your cigar”
- verb
terminate, end, or take out
“Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + U (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 21 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 EXTINGUISH
EXTINGUISH 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 EXTINGUISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hexing17
- existing16
- exiting15
- sexting15
- sixth15
- sexing14
- nixies13
- unisex13
- exing13
- hex13
- heisting12
- nighties12
- thingies12
- exist12
- exits12
- nexts12
- nexus12
- nixes12
- nixie12
- sixte12
- tuxes12
- unsex12
- histing11
- insight11
- nighest11
- nightie11
- shuting11
- thingie11
- tushing11
- unsight11
- exit11
- next11
- nixe11
- sext11
- eights10
- hieing10
- hinges10
- hugest10
- neighs10
- nights10
- thegns10
- things10
- nix10
- sex10
- six10
- tix10
- tux10
- xis10
- theins9
- tushie9
- eight9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- night9
- sight9
- teugh9
- thegn9
- thing9
- thugs9
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