Is NEUTRALISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEUTRALISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEUTRALISING mean?
Neutralising is a form of NEUTRALISE.
- verb
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
“The mafia liquidated the informer”
- verb
make incapable of military action
- verb
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
“Her optimism neutralizes his gloom”
- verb
make chemically neutral
“She neutralized the solution”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
12
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + U (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (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 NEUTRALISING
NEUTRALISING 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 NEUTRALISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ungainliest12
- granulites11
- insulating11
- resaluting11
- resinating11
- retailings11
- sauntering11
- ungainlier11
- triennials10
- uraninites10
- anilingus10
- arginines10
- enlisting10
- entailing10
- gainliest10
- gannister10
- gantlines10
- gauntries10
- glairiest10
- glutenins10
- gnarliest10
- grainiest10
- granulite10
- inserting10
- insulting10
- insurgent10
- integrals10
- integrins10
- intrigues10
- learnings10
- ligatures10
- linguines10
- listening10
- liturgies10
- lustering10
- realising10
- relisting10
- renailing10
- resailing10
- reslating10
- resulting10
- retailing10
- retaining10
- reuniting10
- ringtails10
- ruinating10
- seriating10
- signature10
- sintering10
- sinuating10
- straining10
- tinseling10
- trainings10
- triangles10
- unresting10
- unsealing10
- unseating10
- untangles10
- urinating10
- annuities9
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