Is SPIRITING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPIRITING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPIRITING mean?
Spiriting is a form of SPIRIT.
- noun
the vital principle or animating force within living things
- noun
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
“the feel of the city excited him”
- noun
a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
- noun
any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 SPIRITING
SPIRITING 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 SPIRITING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- spirting11
- striping11
- inspirit10
- prising10
- spiring10
- spiting10
- riping9
- siping9
- spring9
- irising8
- prints8
- spirit8
- sprint8
- grips8
- gript8
- piing8
- pings8
- prigs8
- sprig8
- rising7
- siring7
- siting7
- string7
- tiring7
- pints7
- pirns7
- print7
- spirt7
- sprit7
- stirp7
- strip7
- tipis7
- trips7
- gips7
- grip7
- pigs7
- ping7
- prig7
- iritis6
- girns6
- girts6
- grins6
- grist6
- grits6
- iring6
- rings6
- sting6
- tings6
- trigs6
- nips6
- pins6
- pint6
- pirn6
- pits6
- rips6
- snip6
- spin6
- spit6
- tipi6
- tips6
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