Is LAMINATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LAMINATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LAMINATING mean?
Laminating is a form of LAMINATE.
- verb
create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material
- noun
a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
- verb
press or beat (metals) into thin sheets
- verb
cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material
“laminate the table”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (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 LAMINATING
LAMINATING 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 LAMINATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- animating12
- malignant12
- imaginal11
- mantling11
- amanitin10
- maintain10
- limning10
- mailing10
- malting10
- milting10
- minting10
- animati9
- antiman9
- intimal9
- laminin9
- matinal9
- aiming9
- laming9
- liming9
- lingam9
- magian9
- malign9
- mating9
- miling9
- mining9
- naming9
- taming9
- timing9
- alining8
- anginal8
- ignatia8
- intagli8
- linting8
- nailing8
- tailing8
- animal8
- intima8
- lamina8
- limina8
- manila8
- tinman8
- amiga8
- gamin8
- manga8
- agnail7
- ailing7
- angina7
- anting7
- lignan7
- lignin7
- lining7
- nilgai7
- tiling7
- tining7
- amain7
- amnia7
- anima7
- animi7
- atman7
- lamia7
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