Is RECLAIMING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECLAIMING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECLAIMING mean?
Reclaiming is a form of RECLAIM.
- verb
claim back
- verb
reuse (materials from waste products)
- verb
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
“The Church reformed me”
- verb
make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state
“The people reclaimed the marshes”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + L (1) + A (1) + I (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 RECLAIMING
RECLAIMING 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 RECLAIMING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- amercing13
- claiming13
- creaming13
- germanic13
- remailing12
- criminal12
- limacine12
- calming12
- camgirl12
- grimace12
- clearing11
- clingier11
- emailing11
- germinal11
- imaginer11
- maligner11
- malinger11
- migraine11
- reaginic11
- relacing11
- remigial11
- carmine11
- ceriman11
- claimer11
- cremini11
- crimine11
- melanic11
- mincier11
- minicar11
- miracle11
- reclaim11
- macing11
- irenical10
- anergic10
- angelic10
- anglice10
- carling10
- ceiling10
- clanger10
- clinger10
- cringle10
- galenic10
- geminal10
- germina10
- glacier10
- glancer10
- gracile10
- gremial10
- gremlin10
- imagine10
- mailing10
- mangier10
- mangler10
- marling10
- mingier10
- mingler10
- reaming10
- aminic10
- anemic10
- calmer10
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