Is MARKINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MARKINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MARKINGS mean?
Markings is a form of MARKING.
- noun
a distinguishing symbol
“the owner's mark was on all the sheep”
- noun
a pattern of marks
- noun
evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
“what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do”
- noun
the act of making a visible mark on a surface
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + R (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 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 MARKINGS
MARKINGS 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 MARKINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- makings14
- marking14
- masking14
- making13
- kamsin12
- asking11
- gaskin11
- kiangs11
- raking11
- kamis11
- makis11
- marks11
- mikra11
- minks11
- mirks11
- smirk11
- armings10
- margins10
- ganks10
- ginks10
- kiang10
- kings10
- kami10
- maki10
- mark10
- mask10
- mink10
- mirk10
- skim10
- arming9
- gamins9
- margin9
- kains9
- karns9
- kinas9
- kirns9
- knars9
- krais9
- narks9
- rakis9
- ranks9
- rinks9
- snark9
- gank9
- gink9
- king9
- skag9
- inarms8
- ramins8
- agism8
- gamin8
- grams8
- margs8
- sigma8
- akin8
- arks8
- inks8
- irks8
- kain8
- karn8
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