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
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 7
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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