Is FLIGHTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FLIGHTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FLIGHTING mean?
Flighting is a form of FLIGHT.
- noun
a formation of aircraft in flight
- noun
an instance of traveling by air
“flying was still an exciting adventure for him”
- noun
a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- noun
the act of escaping physically
“he made his escape from the mental hospital”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 9
F (4) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + 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 FLIGHTING
FLIGHTING 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 FLIGHTING
The 59 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fighting16
- inflight15
- infight14
- lighting13
- flight13
- gifting12
- fight12
- fliting11
- hilting11
- lifting11
- filth11
- filing10
- fling9
- light9
- night9
- thing9
- flint8
- nihil8
- gift8
- nigh8
- tiling7
- flit7
- hili7
- hilt7
- hint7
- lift7
- thin7
- fig7
- ghi7
- gif7
- glint6
- fil6
- fin6
- fit6
- hin6
- hit6
- nth6
- gilt5
- ling5
- ting5
- gig5
- igg5
- hi5
- if5
- inti4
- lint4
- gin4
- git4
- lin3
- lit3
- nil3
- nit3
- til3
- tin3
- gi3
- in2
- it2
- li2
- ti2
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