Is PERMITTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERMITTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERMITTING mean?
Permitting is a form of PERMIT.
- verb
consent to, give permission
“She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband”
- verb
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
“This permits the water to rush in”
- noun
a legal document giving official permission to do something
- noun
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + I (1) + T (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 PERMITTING
PERMITTING 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 PERMITTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- impinger13
- tempting13
- remitting12
- gimpier12
- gripmen12
- impinge12
- impregn12
- perming12
- pigment12
- priming12
- temping12
- emitting11
- meriting11
- mitering11
- retiming11
- imprint11
- primine11
- tripmen11
- emping11
- imping11
- intermit10
- iteming10
- metring10
- mingier10
- mitring10
- petting10
- pitting10
- terming10
- permit10
- pitmen10
- interim9
- mintier9
- termini9
- meting9
- miring9
- pieing9
- pinger9
- riming9
- riping9
- timing9
- prime9
- primi9
- tempi9
- tempt9
- gimp9
- gittern8
- igniter8
- retting8
- tiering8
- intime8
- minter8
- mitier8
- mitten8
- periti8
- pinier8
- pinite8
- pitier8
- pterin8
- remint8
- tiepin8
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