Is TASTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TASTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TASTING mean?
- noun
a small amount (especially of food or wine)
- noun
a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
“a wine tasting”
- noun
taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
“cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 8 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 TASTING
Single letters that turn TASTING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of TASTING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from TASTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stating8
- atting7
- gainst7
- giants7
- sating7
- tasing7
- statin6
- taints6
- tanist6
- titans6
- agist6
- angst6
- gains6
- gaits6
- giant6
- gnats6
- signa6
- staig6
- stang6
- sting6
- tangs6
- tings6
- antis5
- saint5
- satin5
- stain5
- stint5
- tains5
- taint5
- tians5
- tints5
- titan5
- agin5
- gain5
- gait5
- gast5
- gats5
- gins5
- gist5
- gits5
- gnat5
- nags5
- sang5
- sign5
- sing5
- snag5
- stag5
- tags5
- tang5
- ting5
- ains4
- aits4
- anis4
- anti4
- ants4
- nits4
- sain4
- sati4
- snit4
- stan4
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