Is FESTOONING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FESTOONING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FESTOONING mean?
Festooning is a form of FESTOON.
- noun
a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
- noun
an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
- noun
flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration
- verb
decorate with strings of flowers
“The public buildings were festooned for the holiday”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 FESTOONING
FESTOONING 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 FESTOONING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- softening13
- footings12
- goofiest12
- fenings11
- footing11
- eftsoon10
- festoon10
- footies10
- footsie10
- feigns10
- fening10
- feting10
- fogies10
- gonefs10
- gonifs10
- gonofs10
- gooniest9
- ionogens9
- snooting9
- feints9
- finest9
- foison9
- footie9
- infest9
- soften9
- softie9
- feign9
- fogie9
- gifts9
- gonef9
- gonif9
- gonof9
- goofs9
- gentoos8
- gooiest8
- goonies8
- ionogen8
- isogone8
- nesting8
- nonegos8
- noogies8
- noosing8
- sooting8
- stoning8
- tensing8
- tignons8
- feint8
- feist8
- fines8
- finos8
- foins8
- foist8
- fonts8
- foots8
- infos8
- neifs8
- often8
- figs8
- fogs8
- gifs8
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