Is SPRAINING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPRAINING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPRAINING mean?
Spraining is a form of SPRAIN.
- verb
twist suddenly so as to sprain
“wrench one's ankle”
- noun
a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (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 SPRAINING
SPRAINING 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 SPRAINING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aspiring11
- pairings11
- praising11
- paining10
- pairing10
- parings10
- parsing10
- pinangs10
- prising10
- rasping10
- sniping10
- sparing10
- spiring10
- ingrains9
- aspirin9
- paninis9
- rapinis9
- paring9
- pinang9
- pining9
- prangs9
- raping9
- riping9
- siping9
- sprang9
- spring9
- airings8
- arising8
- ingrain8
- raining8
- raising8
- rinsing8
- saining8
- snaring8
- inspan8
- panini8
- pinnas8
- rapini8
- sprain8
- aping8
- grasp8
- grips8
- pangs8
- piing8
- pings8
- prang8
- prigs8
- spang8
- sprag8
- sprig8
- airing7
- grains7
- rasing7
- rising7
- saning7
- siring7
- nipas7
- pains7
- pairs7
- paris7
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