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Is FINISHING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, FINISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does FINISHING mean?

  1. noun

    a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

    “the boat had a metallic finish”

  2. noun

    the act of finishing

    “his best finish in a major tournament was third”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9

F (4) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 FINISHING

FINISHING 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 FINISHING

The 43 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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