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
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 10
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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