Is STRUGGLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRUGGLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRUGGLING mean?
- adjective
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
“a financially struggling theater”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + U (1) + G (2) + G (2) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 STRUGGLING
STRUGGLING 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 STRUGGLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gurgling11
- slugging11
- gurging10
- lugging10
- rugging10
- tugging10
- lustring9
- rustling9
- gusting9
- surging9
- urgings9
- lusting8
- lutings8
- rulings8
- rusting8
- gluing8
- luging8
- urging8
- glints7
- grunts7
- guilts7
- lungis7
- luring7
- luting7
- ruling7
- sluing7
- string7
- strung7
- truing7
- ungirt7
- unrigs7
- glugs7
- grigs7
- insult6
- rutins6
- sunlit6
- gilts6
- girls6
- girns6
- girts6
- glint6
- gluts6
- grins6
- grist6
- grits6
- grunt6
- guilt6
- iglus6
- lings6
- lungi6
- lungs6
- rings6
- ruing6
- rungs6
- sling6
- slung6
- sting6
- stung6
- suing6
- tings6
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