Is SMARTENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SMARTENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + M (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (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.
Definition
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See the definition of SmarteningHooks for SMARTENING
SMARTENING 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 SMARTENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- emigrants12
- germinant12
- grantsmen12
- mastering12
- streaming12
- mannerist11
- emigrant11
- garments11
- magister11
- mangiest11
- margents11
- meanings11
- migrants11
- migrates11
- mintages11
- misagent11
- ragtimes11
- remating11
- renaming11
- smarting11
- smearing11
- steaming11
- sterigma11
- gannister10
- mannites10
- minarets10
- raiments10
- reinsman10
- remnants10
- trainmen10
- armings10
- engrams10
- enigmas10
- gamiest10
- gamines10
- garment10
- germans10
- germina10
- gisarme10
- imagers10
- magnets10
- mangers10
- mangier10
- margent10
- margins10
- marting10
- masting10
- matings10
- meaning10
- mensing10
- metring10
- migrant10
- migrate10
- mintage10
- mirages10
- ragtime10
- reaming10
- seaming10
- sigmate10
- teaming10
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