Is FLATTENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FLATTENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FLATTENING mean?
Flattening is a form of FLATTEN.
- verb
make flat or flatter
“flatten a road”
- verb
become flat or flatter
“The landscape flattened”
- verb
lower the pitch of (musical notes)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (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 FLATTENING
FLATTENING 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 FLATTENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fattening13
- fettling12
- flatting12
- liftgate12
- antileft11
- fatling11
- fatting11
- felting11
- feninga11
- fetting11
- finagle11
- leafing11
- flatten10
- flattie10
- infante10
- inflate10
- fating10
- fening10
- feting10
- flange10
- gantline9
- latening9
- nettling9
- fatten9
- fetial9
- finale9
- infant9
- fagin9
- feign9
- fling9
- ganef9
- aneling8
- anteing8
- antigen8
- atingle8
- eanling8
- elating8
- gantlet8
- gelatin8
- genital8
- gentian8
- leaning8
- letting8
- netting8
- tagline8
- tangent8
- tenting8
- elfin8
- faint8
- feint8
- fetal8
- filet8
- final8
- finna8
- flint8
- flite8
- fang8
- flag8
- gift8
- aiglet7
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