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
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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