Is GUMSHOEING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GUMSHOEING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GUMSHOEING mean?
Gumshoeing is a form of GUMSHOE.
- noun
someone who is a detective
- noun
a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
G (2) + U (1) + M (3) + S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + E (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 GUMSHOEING
GUMSHOEING 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 GUMSHOEING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- soughing13
- gnomish13
- gumshoe13
- meshing13
- moshing13
- mushing13
- gushing12
- homines12
- inhumes12
- sughing12
- homing12
- enoughs11
- hongies11
- housing11
- moggies11
- muggins11
- shoeing11
- hemins11
- homies11
- inhume11
- inmesh11
- monish11
- unmesh11
- geosmin10
- heinous10
- meouing10
- mousing10
- mungoes10
- enough10
- hinges10
- hoeing10
- hosing10
- moggie10
- neighs10
- shogun10
- gighe10
- hemin10
- hoggs10
- homes10
- homie10
- mensh10
- shmoe10
- egoism9
- genoms9
- gnomes9
- gonium9
- mungos9
- musing9
- ugsome9
- hinge9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- miggs9
- muggs9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- ohing9
- shogi9
- sough9
- hems9
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