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Is SLAUGHTERING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SLAUGHTERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SLAUGHTERING mean?

Slaughtering is a form of SLAUGHTER.

  1. noun

    the killing of animals (as for food)

  2. verb

    kill (animals) usually for food consumption

    “They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter”

  3. verb

    kill a large number of people indiscriminately

    “The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda”

  4. noun

    a sound defeat

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

21

Words With Friends

12

Letters

S (1) + L (1) + A (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 SLAUGHTERING

SLAUGHTERING 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 SLAUGHTERING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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