Is SIGHTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SIGHTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SIGHTING mean?
- noun
the act of observing
“several sightings of enemy troops were reported”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 SIGHTING
Single letters that turn SIGHTING 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
Words you can make from SIGHTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sighing12
- histing11
- insight11
- nights10
- things10
- nighs9
- night9
- sight9
- thing9
- hints8
- thins8
- ghis8
- nigh8
- sigh8
- siting7
- hins7
- hint7
- hisn7
- hist7
- hits7
- shin7
- shit7
- sinh7
- sith7
- thin7
- this7
- ghi7
- sting6
- tings6
- gigs6
- iggs6
- hin6
- his6
- hit6
- nth6
- intis5
- gins5
- gist5
- gits5
- sign5
- sing5
- ting5
- gig5
- igg5
- hi5
- sh5
- inti4
- nisi4
- nits4
- snit4
- tins4
- gin4
- gis4
- git4
- sig4
- ins3
- its3
- nit3
- sin3
- sit3
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