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Is SORTING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SORTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SORTING mean?

  1. noun

    an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

    “the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting”

  2. noun

    the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

  3. noun

    grouping by class or kind or size

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

8

Scrabble

10

Words With Friends

7

Letters

S (1) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 8 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 SORTING

Single letters that turn SORTING 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

Anagrams of SORTING

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from SORTING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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