Is MOTTLINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MOTTLINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MOTTLINGS mean?
Mottlings is a form of MOTTLING.
- noun
the act of coloring with areas of different shades
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + O (1) + T (1) + T (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 12 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.
Hooks for MOTTLINGS
MOTTLINGS 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 MOTTLINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mottling11
- gnomist10
- molting10
- slotting9
- mongst9
- glottis8
- lotting8
- tiglons8
- inmost8
- monist8
- gismo8
- glims8
- gloms8
- glints7
- ingots7
- lingos7
- logins7
- losing7
- soling7
- stingo7
- tiglon7
- tigons7
- toling7
- toting7
- limns7
- limos7
- milos7
- milts7
- mints7
- mitts7
- moils7
- moist7
- molts7
- motts7
- omits7
- smolt7
- glim7
- glom7
- migs7
- mogs7
- smog7
- stotin6
- tonsil6
- gilts6
- glint6
- glost6
- ingot6
- lingo6
- lings6
- login6
- longs6
- sling6
- sting6
- tigon6
- tings6
- tongs6
- limn6
- limo6
- milo6
- mils6
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