Is OCCASIONING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OCCASIONING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OCCASIONING mean?
Occasioning is a form of OCCASION.
- noun
an event that occurs at a critical time
“at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave”
- noun
a vaguely specified social event
“the party was quite an affair”
- noun
reason
“there was no occasion for complaint”
- verb
give occasion to
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 11
O (1) + C (3) + C (3) + A (1) + S (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 OCCASIONING
OCCASIONING 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 OCCASIONING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- concision13
- sconcing13
- cooncans12
- occasion12
- cognacs12
- siccing12
- incasing11
- isogonic11
- canonic11
- cocains11
- cooncan11
- cognac11
- canings10
- coining10
- consign10
- acinic10
- cocain10
- cocoas10
- conics10
- iconic10
- siccan10
- anionic9
- niacins9
- agonic9
- caning9
- casing9
- cogons9
- coigns9
- congas9
- congii9
- congos9
- coning9
- cooing9
- cosign9
- gascon9
- icings9
- incogs9
- cisco9
- cocas9
- cocoa9
- cocos9
- conic9
- noising8
- noosing8
- saining8
- anisic8
- canons8
- casini8
- casino8
- conins8
- ionics8
- niacin8
- acing8
- cogon8
- coign8
- conga8
- congo8
- icing8
- incog8
- coca8
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