Is SPONGIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPONGIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPONGIEST mean?
Spongiest is a form of SPONGY.
- adjective
easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
“spongy bread”
- adjective
like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + N (1) + G (2) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 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 SPONGIEST
SPONGIEST 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 SPONGIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pongiest11
- postings11
- signpost11
- stopings11
- epigons10
- pigeons10
- pingoes10
- posting10
- spigots10
- sponges10
- stoping10
- insteps9
- pintoes9
- pistons9
- pointes9
- posiest9
- posties9
- postins9
- potsies9
- sopites9
- spinets9
- spinose9
- spintos9
- stepson9
- epigon9
- genips9
- gipons9
- gossip9
- opting9
- pengos9
- pigeon9
- pingos9
- pogies9
- posing9
- spigot9
- sponge9
- toping9
- egoists8
- ingests8
- signets8
- stinges8
- stingos8
- stogies8
- tossing8
- estops8
- inspos8
- instep8
- netops8
- opines8
- opsins8
- pestos8
- pinots8
- pintos8
- pistes8
- piston8
- pitons8
- pointe8
- points8
- poises8
- ponies8
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