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
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
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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