Is SIPHONING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SIPHONING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SIPHONING mean?
Siphoning is a form of SIPHON.
- noun
a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube
- noun
a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
- verb
convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
- verb
move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
“siphon gas into the tank”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + I (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 SIPHONING
SIPHONING 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 SIPHONING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phoning13
- pishing13
- hoping12
- hoising11
- noshing11
- shining11
- siphon11
- opining10
- poising10
- sniping10
- spongin10
- honing10
- hosing10
- phons10
- pinions9
- gipons9
- hoisin9
- pingos9
- pining9
- posing9
- siping9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- nighs9
- ohing9
- shogi9
- hips9
- hops9
- phis9
- phon9
- phos9
- pish9
- posh9
- ship9
- shop9
- soph9
- noising8
- pinion8
- pinons8
- gipon8
- oping8
- piing8
- pingo8
- pings8
- pongs8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- hogs8
- hong8
- nigh8
- shog8
- sigh8
- hip8
- hop8
- phi8
- pho8
- poh8
- nosing7
- inspo7
- opsin7
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