Is MICROWAVING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MICROWAVING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MICROWAVING mean?
Microwaving is a form of MICROWAVE.
- noun
a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data
- noun
kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food
- verb
cook or heat in a microwave oven
“You can microwave the leftovers”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + C (3) + R (1) + O (1) + W (4) + A (1) + V (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 22 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 MICROWAVING
MICROWAVING 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 MICROWAVING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- miaowing14
- avowing14
- waiving14
- caroming13
- carving13
- craving13
- crowing13
- voicing13
- warming13
- worming13
- cowman13
- vomica13
- vowing13
- waving13
- wiving13
- morainic12
- avionic12
- coaming12
- corvina12
- caving12
- cawing12
- coving12
- cowing12
- mawing12
- moving12
- mowing12
- vagrom12
- vicing12
- ignorami11
- marconi11
- minicar11
- minorca11
- wairing11
- coming11
- gnomic11
- macing11
- vimina11
- organic10
- origami10
- roaming10
- aminic10
- anomic10
- camion10
- macron10
- manioc10
- micron10
- raving10
- riving10
- roving10
- rowing10
- virago10
- virgin10
- waring10
- wiring10
- covin10
- crown10
- gamic10
- magic10
- mavin10
- miaow10
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