Is TANTALISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TANTALISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TANTALISING mean?
- adjective
arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
“a tantalizing taste of success”
- adjective
very pleasantly inviting
“a tantalizing aroma”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 11
T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (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 TANTALISING
TANTALISING 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 TANTALISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sanitating11
- attaining10
- instating10
- litigants10
- satiating10
- aliasing9
- ignatias9
- litigant9
- sagittal9
- sainting9
- satining9
- slanting9
- slatting9
- slitting9
- snailing9
- stagnant9
- staining9
- stilting9
- stinting9
- tailings9
- tainting9
- tintings9
- annalist8
- titanias8
- against8
- agnails8
- alining8
- anginal8
- anginas8
- antings8
- antisag8
- ignatia8
- intagli8
- lasting8
- lignans8
- lignins8
- linings8
- linsang8
- linting8
- listing8
- nailing8
- nilgais8
- sailing8
- saining8
- salting8
- silting8
- sitting8
- slating8
- staling8
- staning8
- stating8
- tailing8
- tasting8
- tilings8
- tilting8
- tinting8
- titling8
- alanins7
- anilins7
- attains7
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