Is EXTINGUISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXTINGUISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXTINGUISHING mean?
- noun
the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
“the extinction of the lights”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
25
Scrabble
29
Words With Friends
13
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + U (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 25 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 EXTINGUISHING
EXTINGUISHING 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 EXTINGUISHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- extinguish21
- hexing17
- existing16
- unsexing16
- unsighting15
- exiting15
- sexting15
- sixth15
- nixing14
- sexing14
- enthusing13
- gunsight13
- huggiest13
- neighing13
- sighting13
- nixies13
- unisex13
- exing13
- hex13
- heisting12
- huntings12
- nighties12
- sennight12
- shunting12
- thingies12
- unhinges12
- gushing12
- hinging12
- nighing12
- sighing12
- sughing12
- exist12
- exits12
- nexts12
- nexus12
- nixes12
- nixie12
- sixte12
- tuxes12
- unsex12
- ingesting11
- signeting11
- henting11
- hinting11
- histing11
- hunting11
- insight11
- nighest11
- nightie11
- shining11
- shuting11
- thingie11
- tushing11
- unhinge11
- unsight11
- exit11
- next11
- nixe11
- sext11
- guesting10
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