Is MARGINING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MARGINING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MARGINING mean?
Margining is a form of MARGIN.
- noun
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
- noun
an amount beyond the minimum necessary
“the margin of victory”
- noun
the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
- noun
(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + R (1) + G (2) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 MARGINING
MARGINING 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 MARGINING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- inarming11
- griming11
- imaging11
- graining10
- gaming10
- gaining9
- girning9
- ranging9
- ringing9
- aiming9
- arming9
- margin9
- mining9
- miring9
- naming9
- riming9
- ingrain8
- raining8
- raging8
- gamin8
- migg8
- airing7
- aging7
- animi7
- inarm7
- mirin7
- ramin7
- gram7
- grim7
- magi7
- marg7
- garni6
- grain6
- iring6
- amin6
- amir6
- gang6
- giga6
- grig6
- main6
- mair6
- mani6
- mina6
- mini6
- miri6
- ragg6
- rami6
- gam6
- mag6
- mig6
- agin5
- gain5
- girn5
- gnar5
- gran5
- grin5
- ragi5
- rang5
- ring5
- aim5
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