Is SMARTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SMARTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SMARTING mean?
- noun
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + M (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 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 SMARTING
SMARTING 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 SMARTING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SMARTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- migrants11
- armings10
- margins10
- marting10
- masting10
- matings10
- migrant10
- martins9
- arming9
- gamins9
- margin9
- mating9
- stigma9
- taming9
- gastrin8
- gratins8
- ratings8
- staring8
- amrits8
- inarms8
- mantis8
- martin8
- matins8
- ramins8
- santim8
- agism8
- gamin8
- grams8
- margs8
- sigma8
- gainst7
- giants7
- grains7
- grants7
- gratin7
- gratis7
- rasing7
- rating7
- sating7
- strang7
- string7
- taring7
- tasing7
- amins7
- amirs7
- amrit7
- inarm7
- mains7
- mairs7
- maist7
- manis7
- marts7
- matin7
- minas7
- mints7
- ramin7
- simar7
- smart7
- tamis7
- trams7
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