Is NESTLINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NESTLINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NESTLINGS mean?
Nestlings is a form of NESTLING.
- noun
young bird not yet fledged
- noun
a young person of either sex
“she writes books for children”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 10 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 NESTLINGS
NESTLINGS 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 NESTLINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- glistens9
- lensings9
- nestling9
- singlets9
- sniglets9
- ensigns8
- glisten8
- ingests8
- legists8
- lensing8
- nesting8
- sensing8
- signets8
- singles8
- singlet8
- sniglet8
- stinges8
- tensing8
- tingles8
- enlists7
- innless7
- linnets7
- listens7
- sennits7
- silents7
- sinnets7
- tinsels7
- ensign7
- gentil7
- glints7
- glisse7
- gneiss7
- ingest7
- ingles7
- legist7
- legits7
- signet7
- singes7
- single7
- slings7
- stinge7
- stings7
- tinges7
- tingle7
- elints6
- enlist6
- inlets6
- insets6
- intels6
- islets6
- istles6
- linens6
- linnet6
- listen6
- sennit6
- silent6
- sinnet6
- sliest6
- steins6
- stiles6
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