Is RECONNOITRING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECONNOITRING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECONNOITRING mean?
- noun
exploring in order to gain information
“scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + N (1) + O (1) + I (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 RECONNOITRING
RECONNOITRING 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 RECONNOITRING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cointerring14
- recognition14
- retconning13
- cognition12
- connoting12
- cornering12
- incenting12
- incognito12
- ionogenic12
- ontogenic12
- recoining12
- reconning12
- nonrioting11
- criterion11
- incretion11
- nonerotic11
- centring11
- cringier11
- crooning11
- encoring11
- enticing11
- gerontic11
- noticing11
- orogenic11
- reciting11
- enrooting10
- interning10
- interring10
- orienting10
- cotinine10
- croonier10
- innocent10
- intronic10
- nicotine10
- nonionic10
- nontonic10
- tricorne10
- coining10
- conning10
- coreign10
- corning10
- cringer10
- ergotic10
- tricing10
- nonrioter9
- ignitron9
- integrin9
- intoning9
- nitrogen9
- retiring9
- ringtone9
- tenoning9
- cinerin9
- citrine9
- cointer9
- coition9
- coniine9
- connote9
- coontie9
- cornier9
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