Is SHOTTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOTTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOTTING mean?
Shotting is a form of SHOT.
- noun
the act of firing a projectile
“his shooting was slow but accurate”
- noun
a solid missile discharged from a firearm
“the shot buzzed past his ear”
- noun
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
“it took two strokes to get out of the bunker”
- noun
a chance to do something
“he wanted a shot at the champion”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + T (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 SHOTTING
SHOTTING 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.
Anagrams of SHOTTING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SHOTTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tonights12
- hosting11
- hotting11
- tonight11
- hosing10
- nights10
- things10
- thongs10
- tights10
- tonish9
- ghost9
- goths9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- nighs9
- night9
- ohing9
- shogi9
- sight9
- thing9
- thong9
- tight9
- hints8
- hoist8
- shott8
- thins8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- goth8
- hogs8
- hong8
- nigh8
- shog8
- sigh8
- ingots7
- stingo7
- tigons7
- toting7
- hins7
- hint7
- hisn7
- hist7
- hits7
- hons7
- host7
- hots7
- nosh7
- shin7
- shit7
- shot7
- sinh7
- sith7
- soth7
- thin7
- thio7
- this7
- tosh7
- ghi7
- hog7
- stotin6
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