Is SPLINTERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPLINTERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPLINTERING mean?
- noun
the act of chipping something
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 SPLINTERING
SPLINTERING 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 SPLINTERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- priesting12
- printings12
- respiting12
- splinting12
- springlet12
- sprinting12
- stripling12
- gripiest11
- periling11
- pestling11
- printing11
- repining11
- ripening11
- speiling11
- speiring11
- spieling11
- spiering11
- spirting11
- splining11
- striping11
- tripling11
- enlisting10
- inserting10
- integrins10
- listening10
- relisting10
- sintering10
- tinseling10
- pristine10
- spinnier10
- splinter10
- lisping10
- peining10
- peising10
- pelting10
- pieings10
- piglets10
- pilings10
- pingers10
- prising10
- sliping10
- sniping10
- spiling10
- spiring10
- spiting10
- springe10
- enisling9
- ensiling9
- ginniest9
- girliest9
- glintier9
- igniters9
- integrin9
- leniting9
- lignites9
- lingiest9
- nestling9
- relining9
- resiling9
- resining9
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