Is HESITATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HESITATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HESITATING mean?
- adjective
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 HESITATING
HESITATING 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 HESITATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gnathites13
- gahnites12
- gnathite12
- heatings12
- heisting12
- nighties12
- shitting12
- thingies12
- tightens12
- tithings12
- hesitant11
- gahnite11
- hasting11
- hatting11
- heating11
- histing11
- hitting11
- insight11
- nighest11
- nightie11
- stengah11
- thingie11
- tighten11
- tithing11
- instigate10
- atheist10
- sheitan10
- staithe10
- sthenia10
- tahinis10
- ashing10
- eights10
- geisha10
- haeing10
- hating10
- hieing10
- hinges10
- neighs10
- nights10
- thangs10
- thegns10
- things10
- tights10
- estating9
- tangiest9
- ashine9
- haints9
- hasten9
- saithe9
- shanti9
- shenai9
- snathe9
- tahini9
- tenths9
- thanes9
- theins9
- theist9
- thetas9
- tithes9
- ahing9
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