Is REMINISCING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, REMINISCING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does REMINISCING mean?
Reminiscing is a form of REMINISCE.
- verb
recall the past
“The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + 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 REMINISCING
REMINISCING 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 REMINISCING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- creminis12
- criminis12
- mincing12
- incising11
- remising11
- cremini11
- crimine11
- crimini11
- menisci11
- mincers11
- mincier11
- cinerins10
- censing10
- cringes10
- mensing10
- mingier10
- minings10
- crimes10
- mincer10
- minces10
- resining9
- cinerin9
- irenics9
- minnies9
- sericin9
- cering9
- cringe9
- grimes9
- icings9
- mining9
- miring9
- ricing9
- riming9
- crime9
- emics9
- mercs9
- mesic9
- mince9
- scrim9
- ginners8
- ginnier8
- insigne8
- irising8
- reining8
- rinsing8
- seining8
- imines8
- incise8
- irenic8
- miners8
- mirins8
- ricins8
- genic8
- germs8
- grime8
- icing8
- emic8
- merc8
- mice8
- mics8
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