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Is SHUNTING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SHUNTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SHUNTING mean?

Shunting is a form of SHUNT.

  1. noun

    a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another

    “an arteriovenus shunt”

  2. noun

    a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

  3. verb

    transfer to another track, of trains

  4. noun

    implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8

S (1) + H (4) + U (1) + N (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 SHUNTING

SHUNTING 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 SHUNTING

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from SHUNTING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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