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Is LICENSING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, LICENSING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does LICENSING mean?

Licensing is a form of LICENSE.

  1. noun

    a legal document giving official permission to do something

  2. noun

    freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

  3. verb

    authorize officially

    “I am licensed to practice law in this state”

  4. noun

    excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

    “when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

17

Words With Friends

9

Letters

L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 LICENSING

LICENSING 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.

Anagrams of LICENSING

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from LICENSING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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