Is INFLICTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INFLICTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INFLICTING mean?
Inflicting is a form of INFLICT.
- verb
impose something unpleasant
“The principal visited his rage on the students”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + F (4) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 INFLICTING
INFLICTING 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 INFLICTING
The 56 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- flinting12
- inflict12
- inciting11
- lignitic11
- fliting11
- lifting11
- filing10
- fining10
- clift10
- ficin10
- citing9
- fling9
- flic9
- linting8
- cling8
- flint8
- icing8
- gift8
- lignin7
- lining7
- tiling7
- tining7
- licit7
- flit7
- lift7
- fig7
- gif7
- glint6
- clit6
- cig6
- fil6
- fin6
- fit6
- linin5
- gilt5
- ling5
- ting5
- tic5
- if5
- inti4
- linn4
- lint4
- gin4
- git4
- inn3
- lin3
- lit3
- nil3
- nit3
- til3
- tin3
- gi3
- in2
- it2
- li2
- ti2
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