Is MUTILATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MUTILATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MUTILATING mean?
Mutilating is a form of MUTILATE.
- verb
destroy or injure severely
“The madman mutilates art work”
- verb
alter so as to make unrecognizable
“The tourists murdered the French language”
- verb
destroy or injure severely
“mutilated bodies”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + U (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (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 MUTILATING
MUTILATING 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.
Anagrams of MUTILATING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from MUTILATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ultimating13
- miauling11
- mitigant11
- mutating11
- militant10
- minutial10
- titanium10
- mailing10
- malting10
- matting10
- mauling10
- milting10
- litigant9
- intimal9
- minutia9
- aiming9
- laming9
- liming9
- lingam9
- malign9
- mating9
- miling9
- muling9
- muting9
- taming9
- timing9
- intagli8
- tailing8
- tauting8
- tilting8
- titling8
- alumin8
- alumni8
- intima8
- limina8
- lumina8
- manitu8
- mattin8
- mutant8
- titman8
- ultima8
- algum8
- almug8
- gamin8
- gamut8
- nautili7
- ailing7
- atting7
- gittin7
- lingua7
- luting7
- nilgai7
- nilgau7
- tiling7
- animi7
- ilium7
- liman7
- limit7
- linum7
- matin7
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