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Is OTHERING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, OTHERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does OTHERING mean?

Othering is a form of OTHER.

  1. adjective

    not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

    “today isn't any other day”

  2. adjective

    recently past

    “the other evening”

  3. adjective

    belonging to the distant past

    “the early inhabitants of Europe”

  4. adjective

    very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected

    “a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

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Words With Friends

8

Letters

O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsNot listed

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 OTHERING

Single letters that turn OTHERING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.

Front hooks3

Back hooks1

Anagrams of OTHERING

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from OTHERING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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