Is REPRIMANDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, REPRIMANDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does REPRIMANDING mean?
Reprimanding is a form of REPRIMAND.
- verb
rebuke formally
- noun
an act or expression of criticism and censure
“he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face”
- verb
censure severely or angrily
“The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 REPRIMANDING
REPRIMANDING 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 REPRIMANDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dampening15
- impending15
- prearming14
- reprimand14
- impeding14
- impinged14
- diapering13
- pandering13
- remanding13
- reminding13
- impaired13
- impinger13
- damping13
- medigap13
- remaining12
- repairing12
- admiring12
- amending12
- demining12
- dreaming12
- imagined12
- impairer12
- margined12
- midrange12
- parridge12
- epigram12
- gimpier12
- gripman12
- gripmen12
- impinge12
- impregn12
- perming12
- primage12
- priming12
- ramping12
- gimped12
- ingrained11
- imaginer11
- inarming11
- indamine11
- meridian11
- migraine11
- rearming11
- renaming11
- repining11
- ripening11
- damning11
- draping11
- imperia11
- mending11
- minding11
- pending11
- permian11
- pranged11
- priding11
- primine11
- amping11
- dampen11
- damper11
- emping11
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