Is PROHIBITING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROHIBITING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROHIBITING mean?
Prohibiting is a form of PROHIBIT.
- verb
command against
“I forbid you to call me late at night”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + H (4) + I (1) + B (3) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 PROHIBITING
PROHIBITING 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 PROHIBITING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prohibit15
- inhibitor14
- birthing14
- bighorn13
- piroghi13
- pithing13
- inhibit12
- probing12
- bright12
- hoping12
- orbiting11
- pithoi11
- bight11
- porting10
- hiring10
- probit10
- righto10
- throng10
- birth10
- brith10
- broth10
- thorp10
- thrip10
- throb10
- tophi10
- biting9
- boring9
- opting9
- orbing9
- pirogi9
- poring9
- riping9
- robing9
- roping9
- toping9
- girth9
- grith9
- hongi9
- night9
- ohing9
- right9
- thing9
- thong9
- both9
- phon9
- phot9
- pith9
- toph9
- ignitor8
- rioting8
- biotin8
- tropin8
- bigot8
- bingo8
- boing8
- bring8
- gipon8
- gript8
- north8
- oping8
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