Is LISTENINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LISTENINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LISTENINGS mean?
Listenings is a form of LISTENING.
- noun
the act of hearing attentively
“you can learn a lot by just listening”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 LISTENINGS
LISTENINGS 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 LISTENINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- enlisting10
- listening10
- nestlings10
- tinseling10
- enisling9
- ensiling9
- ginniest9
- glistens9
- leniting9
- lensings9
- lignites9
- lingiest9
- listings9
- nestling9
- seinings9
- singlets9
- sniglets9
- tininess8
- ensigns8
- glisten8
- ignites8
- ingests8
- insigne8
- legists8
- lensing8
- lignins8
- lignite8
- linings8
- linting8
- listing8
- nesting8
- seining8
- seising8
- sensing8
- signets8
- silting8
- singles8
- singlet8
- sniglet8
- stinges8
- tensing8
- tilings8
- tingles8
- enlists7
- innless7
- instils7
- intines7
- liniest7
- linnets7
- linnies7
- listens7
- senitis7
- sennits7
- silents7
- sinnets7
- tinsels7
- ensign7
- gentil7
- glints7
- glisse7
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