Is MILITATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MILITATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MILITATING mean?
Militating is a form of MILITATE.
- verb
have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
“Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (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 MILITATING
MILITATING 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 MILITATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- imitating12
- limiting11
- mitigant11
- militant10
- mailing10
- malting10
- matting10
- milting10
- litigant9
- intimal9
- militia9
- aiming9
- laming9
- liming9
- lingam9
- malign9
- mating9
- miling9
- taming9
- timing9
- intagli8
- tailing8
- tilting8
- titling8
- intima8
- limina8
- mattin8
- titman8
- gamin8
- initial7
- ailing7
- atting7
- gittin7
- nilgai7
- tiling7
- animi7
- liman7
- limit7
- matin7
- milia7
- glam7
- glim7
- magi7
- lattin6
- titian6
- algin6
- align6
- atigi6
- giant6
- glint6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- amin6
- lima6
- limn6
- mail6
- main6
- malt6
- mani6
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