Is PROFITEERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROFITEERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROFITEERING mean?
Profiteering is a form of PROFITEER.
- noun
someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
- verb
make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + F (4) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 PROFITEERING
PROFITEERING 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 PROFITEERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fingertip15
- prefiring15
- profiting15
- gentrifier14
- petrifier14
- profiteer14
- reefpoint14
- ferreting13
- foreigner13
- profiter13
- pigeonite12
- portering12
- reporting12
- fingerer12
- fringier12
- refiring12
- regifter12
- firepit12
- firepot12
- piefort12
- prefire12
- ferritin11
- frontier11
- inferior11
- notifier11
- peignoir11
- peregrin11
- petering11
- feigner11
- figtree11
- foreign11
- freeing11
- grifter11
- reefing11
- reforge11
- rifting11
- prefer11
- profit11
- pointier10
- portiere10
- epigone10
- epigoni10
- fernier10
- ferrite10
- fierier10
- fronter10
- gripier10
- niftier10
- oftener10
- peering10
- perigon10
- perogie10
- pierogi10
- pirogen10
- pongier10
- porting10
- preeing10
- protege10
- refiner10
- refront10
Study PROFITEERING and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.