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Is PURSUING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PURSUING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PURSUING mean?

  1. adjective

    following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit

    “the fox fled from the pursuing hounds”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

11

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

8

Letters

P (3) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) + U (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 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 PURSUING

PURSUING 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.

Anagrams of PURSUING

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from PURSUING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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