Is MONITORING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MONITORING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MONITORING mean?
- noun
the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it)
“the monitoring of enemy communications plays an important role in war times”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (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 MONITORING
Single letters that turn MONITORING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from MONITORING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- motioning12
- minoring11
- motoring11
- monition10
- minting10
- mitring10
- mooning10
- mooring10
- mooting10
- morning10
- rooming10
- ignitron9
- monitor9
- gnomon9
- mignon9
- mining9
- miring9
- mooing9
- riming9
- timing9
- ignitor8
- ironing8
- rioting8
- rooting8
- trining8
- minion8
- morion8
- motion8
- groom8
- mongo8
- gonion7
- noting7
- origin7
- tignon7
- tining7
- tiring7
- toning7
- trigon7
- trogon7
- imino7
- minor7
- mirin7
- moron7
- motor7
- nomoi7
- gorm7
- grim7
- intron6
- notion6
- ronion6
- rotini6
- giron6
- griot6
- groin6
- ingot6
- iring6
- tigon6
- trigo6
- mini6
- mint6
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