Is SCENTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCENTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCENTING mean?
Scenting is a form of SCENT.
- noun
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
- noun
an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
- noun
any property detected by the olfactory system
- verb
cause to smell or be smelly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 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 SCENTING
SCENTING 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 SCENTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- censing10
- incents9
- gestic9
- nesting8
- tensing8
- incent8
- incest8
- insect8
- nicest8
- genic8
- ensign7
- ingest7
- signet7
- stinge7
- tinges7
- cents7
- cesti7
- cines7
- cites7
- etics7
- scent7
- since7
- cigs7
- sennit6
- sinnet6
- tennis6
- gents6
- gites6
- segni6
- sengi6
- singe6
- sting6
- tinge6
- tings6
- cent6
- cine6
- cist6
- cite6
- etic6
- ices6
- nice6
- sect6
- sice6
- tecs6
- tics6
- cig6
- inset5
- neist5
- nines5
- nites5
- senti5
- stein5
- teins5
- tines5
- egis5
- engs5
- gens5
- gent5
- gest5
- gets5
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