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
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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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