Is RAVAGING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RAVAGING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RAVAGING mean?
- noun
plundering with excessive damage and destruction
- adjective
ruinously destructive and wasting
“a ravaging illness”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
R (1) + A (1) + V (4) + A (1) + G (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 RAVAGING
RAVAGING 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 RAVAGING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- graving12
- raving10
- vagina10
- virga9
- raging8
- avian8
- invar8
- navar8
- ravin8
- varia8
- varna8
- vagi8
- vang8
- viga8
- aging7
- ragga7
- vain7
- vair7
- vara7
- vina7
- vig7
- again6
- agria6
- garni6
- grain6
- grana6
- gaga6
- gang6
- giga6
- grig6
- ragg6
- ava6
- nav6
- van6
- var6
- via6
- vin6
- naira5
- agar5
- agin5
- anga5
- gain5
- girn5
- gnar5
- gran5
- grin5
- naga5
- raga5
- ragi5
- rang5
- ring5
- gag5
- gig5
- igg5
- airn4
- aria4
- raia4
- rain4
- rani4
- aga4
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