Is THANKSGIVINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THANKSGIVINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THANKSGIVINGS mean?
Thanksgivings is a form of THANKSGIVING.
- noun
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
- noun
a short prayer of thanks before a meal
“their youngest son said grace”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
25
Scrabble
29
Words With Friends
13
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + S (1) + G (2) + I (1) + V (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 25 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 THANKSGIVINGS
THANKSGIVINGS 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 THANKSGIVINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thanksgiving24
- knighting18
- thinkings17
- knavish17
- vanishing16
- shanking16
- thanking16
- thinking16
- shavings15
- hanking15
- kithing15
- knights15
- shaking15
- skiving15
- vikings15
- antikings14
- sightings14
- gaskings14
- shaving14
- shiving14
- snakish14
- hiking14
- knight14
- viking14
- antiking13
- gnashing13
- hangings13
- sighting13
- skatings13
- stinking13
- ganking13
- gasking13
- kinging13
- having13
- hiving13
- nikahs13
- shanks13
- shiksa13
- shtiks13
- thanks13
- thinks13
- insights12
- stashing12
- tankinis12
- askings12
- gashing12
- gaskins12
- gingiva12
- hanging12
- hinging12
- inkings12
- kissing12
- kitings12
- nighing12
- sighing12
- sinking12
- skating12
- skiings12
- skiting12
- snaking12
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