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Is PLAGUING a valid Scrabble word?

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

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PLAGUING mean?

Plaguing is a form of PLAGUE.

  1. verb

    cause to suffer a blight

    “Too much rain may blight the garden with mold”

  2. verb

    annoy continually or chronically

    “He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”

  3. noun

    a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

  4. noun

    any epidemic disease with a high death rate

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8

P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + G (2) + U (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 PLAGUING

PLAGUING 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 PLAGUING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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