Is HALTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HALTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HALTING mean?
- adjective
disabled in the feet or legs
“a crippled soldier”
- adjective
fragmentary or halting from emotional strain
“uttered a few halting words of sorrow”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + L (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 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 HALTING
HALTING 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.
Anagrams of HALTING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HALTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lathing11
- alight10
- haling10
- hating10
- ahing9
- laigh9
- light9
- night9
- thang9
- thing9
- haint8
- laith8
- lathi8
- thali8
- ghat8
- hang8
- nigh8
- hail7
- halt7
- hant7
- hila7
- hilt7
- hint7
- lath7
- than7
- thin7
- ghi7
- hag7
- algin6
- align6
- giant6
- glint6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- ahi6
- hat6
- hin6
- hit6
- lah6
- nah6
- nth6
- agin5
- gain5
- gait5
- gilt5
- glia5
- gnat5
- lang5
- ling5
- tang5
- ting5
- ah5
- ha5
- hi5
- alit4
- anil4
- anti4
- lain4
- lati4
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