Is REHABILITATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, REHABILITATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does REHABILITATING mean?
Rehabilitating is a form of REHABILITATE.
- verb
help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute
“The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated”
- verb
reinstall politically
“Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime”
- verb
restore to a state of good condition or operation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
14
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + H (4) + A (1) + B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 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 REHABILITATING
REHABILITATING 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 REHABILITATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- habilitating18
- rehabilitant17
- blathering16
- blithering16
- habilitate15
- breathing15
- rightable15
- inhabiter14
- inhibiter14
- reinhabit14
- berthing14
- birthing14
- blighter14
- brighten14
- galabieh14
- habiting14
- hangable14
- blattering13
- liberating13
- earthling13
- haltering13
- lathering13
- threating13
- habitant13
- hibernal13
- hittable13
- tithable13
- bathing13
- bhangra13
- retaliating12
- battering12
- bittering12
- brattling12
- brittling12
- grantable12
- ignitable12
- ignitible12
- librating12
- litterbag12
- rebaiting12
- tableting12
- airthing12
- airtight12
- atheling12
- earthing12
- gnathite12
- hearting12
- hireling12
- ingather12
- litharge12
- narghile12
- nargileh12
- thirlage12
- thirling12
- trithing12
- benthal12
- blather12
- blither12
- habitan12
- habitat12
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