Is LEGITIMISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEGITIMISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEGITIMISING mean?
Legitimising is a form of LEGITIMISE.
- verb
make legal
“Marijuana should be legalized”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (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 LEGITIMISING
LEGITIMISING 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 LEGITIMISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gimleting13
- itemising12
- niggliest11
- limiting11
- mingiest11
- smelting11
- gliming11
- miggles11
- gingelis10
- gingilis10
- gimlets10
- iteming10
- melting10
- milings10
- milting10
- mingles10
- misting10
- sliming10
- smiling10
- smiting10
- timings10
- miggle10
- lignites9
- lingiest9
- elitism9
- giglets9
- gingeli9
- gingili9
- leggins9
- limiest9
- limites9
- niggles9
- sieging9
- sniggle9
- gimels9
- gimlet9
- glimes9
- liming9
- meting9
- miling9
- mingle9
- timing9
- miggs9
- glisten8
- ignites8
- lignite8
- listing8
- silting8
- singlet8
- sniglet8
- tilings8
- tingles8
- gieing8
- giglet8
- imines8
- intime8
- leggin8
- limens8
- limits8
- mislie8
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