Is LUSTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LUSTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LUSTING mean?
Lusting is a form of LUST.
- noun
a strong sexual desire
- noun
self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- verb
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
L (1) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 8 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 LUSTING
LUSTING 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 LUSTING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from LUSTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lutings8
- glints7
- guilts7
- lungis7
- luting7
- sluing7
- insult6
- sunlit6
- gilts6
- glint6
- gluts6
- guilt6
- iglus6
- lings6
- lungi6
- lungs6
- sling6
- slung6
- sting6
- stung6
- suing6
- tings6
- tungs6
- using6
- lints5
- lunts5
- suint5
- tulsi5
- units5
- unlit5
- until5
- gilt5
- gins5
- gist5
- gits5
- glut5
- gnus5
- guls5
- guns5
- gust5
- guts5
- iglu5
- ling5
- lugs5
- lung5
- nugs5
- sign5
- sing5
- slug5
- snug5
- sung5
- ting5
- tugs5
- tung5
- lins4
- lint4
- list4
- lits4
- litu4
- luns4
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