Is METAPHRASING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, METAPHRASING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
20
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + P (3) + H (4) + R (1) + A (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of MetaphrasingHooks for METAPHRASING
METAPHRASING 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 METAPHRASING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- managership19
- phragmites18
- hampering17
- pharmings17
- nightmares16
- pantheism16
- pathnames16
- pharming16
- pentagrams15
- ptarmigans15
- restamping15
- tamperings15
- graphites15
- hamstring15
- nightmare15
- reshaping15
- shmearing15
- straphang15
- threaping15
- mateship15
- nephrism15
- pashmina15
- pathname15
- phantasm15
- samphire15
- seraphim15
- shipmate15
- shipment15
- teraphim15
- trampish15
- aphanites14
- haematins14
- magstripe14
- mishanter14
- pentagram14
- perianths14
- ptarmigan14
- tampering14
- graphite14
- harpings14
- megahits14
- paganish14
- phrasing14
- sharping14
- sphering14
- empaths14
- hampers14
- pharmas14
- shipman14
- shipmen14
- asperating13
- marginates13
- separating13
- hangriest13
- ingathers13
- paraments13
- pearmains13
- spearmint13
- spermatia13
- anthemia13
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