Is SUPPORTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUPPORTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUPPORTING mean?
- adjective
furnishing support and encouragement
“the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher”
- noun
the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
“he leaned against the wall for support”
- adjective
capable of bearing a structural load
“a supporting wall”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + P (3) + P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 SUPPORTING
SUPPORTING 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 SUPPORTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- purposing14
- stropping14
- stopping13
- toppings13
- tuppings13
- upspring13
- outspring12
- posturing12
- sprouting12
- oppugns12
- popguns12
- sopping12
- supping12
- topping12
- tupping12
- uppings12
- gunports11
- ingroups11
- sporting11
- spouting11
- spurting11
- trouping11
- pinspot11
- ripstop11
- support11
- topspin11
- oppugn11
- popgun11
- upping11
- gunport10
- ingroup10
- pignuts10
- pigouts10
- porting10
- posting10
- pouring10
- pouting10
- prosing10
- pursing10
- ropings10
- rouping10
- souping10
- sporing10
- stoping10
- pinups10
- outgrins9
- outrings9
- rousting9
- tourings9
- inpours9
- spinout9
- tropins9
- turnips9
- gipons9
- groups9
- opting9
- pignus9
- pignut9
- pigout9
- pingos9
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