Is FINGERPRINT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FINGERPRINT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FINGERPRINT mean?
- noun
a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
- noun
a generic term for any identifying characteristic
“that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it”
- noun
a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
- verb
take an impression of a person's fingerprints
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
F (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + R (1) + P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 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 FINGERPRINT
Single letters that turn FINGERPRINT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from FINGERPRINT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fingertip15
- prefiring15
- reprinting13
- inferring13
- infringer13
- pfennig13
- feinting12
- fringier12
- infringe12
- refining12
- refiring12
- firepit12
- ferritin11
- printing11
- repining11
- ripening11
- grifter11
- rifting11
- interring10
- finnier10
- gripier10
- niftier10
- peining10
- fening10
- feting10
- finger10
- fining10
- firing10
- fringe10
- regift10
- integrin9
- retiring9
- printer9
- reprint9
- finite9
- griper9
- pieing9
- pinger9
- pining9
- riping9
- feign9
- grief9
- grift9
- ginnier8
- grinner8
- igniter8
- reining8
- renting8
- ringent8
- tiering8
- trining8
- periti8
- pinier8
- pinite8
- pinner8
- pitier8
- pterin8
- tenpin8
- tiepin8
- feint8
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