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Is NESTING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, NESTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does NESTING mean?

Nesting is a form of NEST.

  1. noun

    a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

  2. verb

    inhabit a nest, usually after building

    “birds are nesting outside my window every Spring”

  3. verb

    fit together or fit inside

    “nested bowls”

  4. noun

    a kind of gun emplacement

    “a machine-gun nest”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

8

Scrabble

11

Words With Friends

7

Letters

N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 8 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 NESTING

NESTING 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 NESTING

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from NESTING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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