Is FUSTIGATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FUSTIGATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FUSTIGATING mean?
Fustigating is a form of FUSTIGATE.
- verb
strike with a cudgel
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
F (4) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + 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 FUSTIGATING
FUSTIGATING 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 FUSTIGATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fatiguing14
- fungistat13
- giftings13
- fittings12
- tuftings12
- gifting12
- fasting11
- fatting11
- fisting11
- fitting11
- sifting11
- tufting11
- situating10
- agisting10
- faunist10
- fustian10
- fagins10
- fating10
- fusing10
- gaiting9
- gasting9
- gatings9
- gitting9
- guising9
- gusting9
- gutting9
- staging9
- faints9
- fusain9
- unfits9
- fagin9
- fangs9
- fungi9
- gifts9
- sitting8
- stating8
- suiting8
- tasting8
- tauting8
- agings8
- gating8
- faint8
- fauns8
- fiats8
- finis8
- naifs8
- snafu8
- tufas8
- tufts8
- unfit8
- fags8
- fang8
- figs8
- fugs8
- gifs8
- gift8
- intuits7
- titians7
- atigis7
- atting7
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