Is MASTERMINDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MASTERMINDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MASTERMINDING mean?
Masterminding is a form of MASTERMIND.
- verb
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
“he masterminded the robbery”
- noun
someone who creates new things
- noun
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
“Mozart was a child genius”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 MASTERMINDING
MASTERMINDING 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 MASTERMINDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- immigrated16
- immigrants15
- immigrates15
- mastermind15
- misterming15
- stammering15
- misreading14
- mistending14
- sidearming14
- immersing14
- immigrant14
- immigrate14
- magnetism14
- midstream14
- mismating14
- misnaming14
- simmering14
- trimmings14
- dramming14
- administer13
- mistrained13
- smartening13
- demasting13
- deminings13
- demisting13
- disarming13
- mannerism13
- mediating13
- midranges13
- misdating13
- remanding13
- reminding13
- dimerism13
- gammiest13
- grimmest13
- mermaids13
- midterms13
- misaimed13
- mismated13
- misnamed13
- mistimed13
- smarming13
- stemming13
- stimming13
- tramming13
- trimming13
- damming13
- dimming13
- destaining12
- detraining12
- integrands12
- emigrants12
- germinant12
- grantsmen12
- imaginers12
- indamines12
- mastering12
- meridians12
- migraines12
- miseating12
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