Is HAUNTINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HAUNTINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HAUNTINGS mean?
Hauntings is a form of HAUNTING.
- adjective
continually recurring to the mind
“haunting memories”
- adjective
having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect
“from two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 HAUNTINGS
HAUNTINGS 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 HAUNTINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- haunting12
- huntings12
- shantung12
- shunting12
- anguish11
- hanting11
- hasting11
- hunting11
- naughts11
- shuting11
- tushing11
- unhangs11
- unsight11
- tannish10
- aguish10
- ashing10
- aughts10
- ghauts10
- hating10
- naught10
- nights10
- thangs10
- things10
- unhang10
- haints9
- haunts9
- hiatus9
- ninths9
- nuthin9
- shanti9
- sunnah9
- unhats9
- ahing9
- aught9
- ghast9
- ghats9
- ghaut9
- gnash9
- hangs9
- nighs9
- night9
- sangh9
- saugh9
- sight9
- thang9
- thing9
- thugs9
- antigun8
- antings8
- guanins8
- staning8
- tunings8
- haint8
- hants8
- haunt8
- hints8
- hunts8
- ninth8
- saith8
- shunt8
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