Is FASCINATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FASCINATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FASCINATING mean?
- adjective
capable of arousing and holding the attention
“a fascinating story”
- adjective
capturing interest as if by a spell
“bewitching smile”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
F (4) + A (1) + S (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 FASCINATING
FASCINATING 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 FASCINATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fanatics13
- facings13
- fainting12
- caftans12
- fanatic12
- facing12
- actinians11
- incasing11
- infantas11
- scanting11
- fasting11
- finings11
- fisting11
- sifting11
- caftan11
- facias11
- fascia11
- ficins11
- fincas11
- fistic11
- actinian10
- actinias10
- cantinas10
- actings10
- agnatic10
- antifas10
- canings10
- canting10
- casting10
- infanta10
- infants10
- fagins10
- fangas10
- fating10
- fining10
- facia10
- facta10
- facts10
- ficin10
- finca10
- ignatias9
- sainting9
- satining9
- staining9
- actinia9
- cantina9
- incants9
- niacins9
- satanic9
- stannic9
- acting9
- antifa9
- caning9
- casing9
- citing9
- faints9
- icings9
- infant9
- tafias9
- fagin9
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