Is KITTENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, KITTENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does KITTENING mean?
Kittening is a form of KITTEN.
- noun
young domestic cat
- verb
give birth to kittens
“our cat kittened again this year”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
K (5) + I (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (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 KITTENING
KITTENING 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 KITTENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- knitting13
- kitting12
- kinetin11
- inking11
- kiting11
- kitten10
- eking10
- kinin9
- gink9
- king9
- netting8
- tenting8
- tinting8
- kent8
- kine8
- kite8
- knit8
- tike8
- tiki8
- keg8
- gittin7
- ignite7
- tieing7
- tining7
- ink7
- ken7
- kin7
- kit7
- intent6
- intine6
- genii6
- tinge6
- ki6
- innie5
- gent5
- gien5
- gite5
- ting5
- inti4
- nett4
- nine4
- nite4
- tein4
- tent4
- tine4
- tint4
- titi4
- eng4
- gen4
- get4
- gie4
- gin4
- git4
- neg4
- teg4
- inn3
- net3
- nit3
- ten3
- tet3
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