Is INCRUSTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INCRUSTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INCRUSTING mean?
Incrusting is a form of INCRUST.
- verb
decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
- verb
cover or coat with a crust
- verb
form a crust or a hard layer
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + C (3) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 INCRUSTING
INCRUSTING 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 INCRUSTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cruising11
- crusting11
- incusing11
- cursing10
- tricing10
- trucing10
- insuring9
- turnings9
- unstring9
- untiring9
- citrins9
- incrust9
- ricinus9
- citing9
- curing9
- icings9
- ricing9
- inuring8
- nursing8
- rinsing8
- ruining8
- rusting8
- suiting8
- trining8
- tunings8
- turning8
- uniting8
- citrin8
- citrus8
- cunits8
- cutins8
- incurs8
- nitric8
- ricins8
- rictus8
- rustic8
- tunics8
- uncini8
- cuing8
- icing8
- inturns7
- grunts7
- rising7
- siring7
- siting7
- string7
- strung7
- tining7
- tiring7
- truing7
- tuning7
- ungirt7
- unrigs7
- crits7
- crust7
- cunit7
- curns7
- curst7
- cutin7
- cutis7
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