Is TORMENTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TORMENTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TORMENTING mean?
Tormenting is a form of TORMENT.
- noun
unbearable physical pain
- noun
extreme mental distress
- noun
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
“an agony of doubt”
- verb
torment emotionally or mentally
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 10
T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 TORMENTING
TORMENTING 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 TORMENTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mentoring12
- intermont11
- ointment10
- emoting10
- metring10
- mitogen10
- morning10
- omening10
- terming10
- tongmen10
- nitrogen9
- ringtone9
- ironmen9
- mention9
- omitter9
- torment9
- meting9
- mignon9
- monger9
- morgen9
- genitor8
- gittern8
- negroni8
- netting8
- renting8
- retting8
- ringent8
- rontgen8
- rotting8
- tenting8
- mentor8
- merino8
- minter8
- mitten8
- remint8
- tinmen8
- titmen8
- gemot8
- genom8
- gnome8
- gomer8
- grime8
- intoner7
- ternion7
- tontine7
- tritone7
- engirt7
- eringo7
- ginner7
- goiter7
- goitre7
- gotten7
- ignore7
- noting7
- region7
- tignon7
- toeing7
- tonger7
- toning7
- toting7
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