Is SHOOTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOOTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOOTING mean?
- noun
the act of firing a projectile
“his shooting was slow but accurate”
- noun
killing someone by gunfire
“when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + O (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 SHOOTING
Single letters that turn SHOOTING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of SHOOTING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SHOOTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- soothing12
- hooting11
- hosting11
- shooing11
- hosing10
- nights10
- oohing10
- things10
- thongs10
- tonish9
- ghost9
- goths9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- nighs9
- night9
- ohing9
- shogi9
- sight9
- thing9
- thong9
- sooting8
- hints8
- hoist8
- hoots8
- shoon8
- shoot8
- sooth8
- thins8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- goth8
- hogs8
- hong8
- nigh8
- shog8
- sigh8
- ingots7
- isogon7
- stingo7
- tigons7
- hins7
- hint7
- hisn7
- hist7
- hits7
- hons7
- hoot7
- host7
- hots7
- nosh7
- oohs7
- shin7
- shit7
- shoo7
- shot7
- sinh7
- sith7
- soth7
- thin7
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