Is PROMISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROMISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROMISING mean?
- adjective
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
“a promising young man”
- adjective
likely to turn out well in the future
“had a bright future in publishing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 PROMISING
PROMISING 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 PROMISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- imposing13
- primings13
- imprison12
- impings12
- priming12
- romping12
- imping11
- moping11
- pirogis10
- poising10
- prising10
- prosing10
- ropings10
- spiring10
- sporing10
- impros10
- porism10
- primos10
- gimps10
- gipons9
- miring9
- ogrism9
- pingos9
- pirogi9
- poring9
- posing9
- prongs9
- riming9
- riping9
- roping9
- siping9
- spring9
- impis9
- impro9
- primi9
- primo9
- prims9
- prism9
- proms9
- romps9
- gimp9
- origins8
- signior8
- signori8
- minors8
- mirins8
- orpins8
- porins8
- prions8
- prison8
- spinor8
- gipon8
- gismo8
- gorms8
- gorps8
- grips8
- oping8
- piing8
- pingo8
- pings8
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