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Is MANICURING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, MANICURING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does MANICURING mean?

Manicuring is a form of MANICURE.

  1. noun

    professional care for the hands and fingernails

  2. verb

    trim carefully and neatly

    “manicure fingernails”

  3. verb

    care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

15

Scrabble

21

Words With Friends

10

Letters

M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 MANICURING

MANICURING 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 MANICURING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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