Is TRANSGRESSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSGRESSING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSGRESSING mean?
Transgressing is a form of TRANSGRESS.
- verb
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
“offend all laws of humanity”
- verb
spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
“The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island”
- verb
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
- verb
pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
13
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + G (2) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 TRANSGRESSING
TRANSGRESSING 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 TRANSGRESSING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- strangering13
- estranging12
- regranting12
- gannisters11
- transgress11
- agentings11
- gangsters11
- garnering11
- gartering11
- intergang11
- regrating11
- restaging11
- snaggiest11
- starriness10
- angriness10
- arresting10
- assenting10
- asserting10
- assigners10
- astringes10
- ganisters10
- gannister10
- grassiest10
- ranginess10
- reassigns10
- restrings10
- ringsters10
- sensating10
- serrating10
- staginess10
- strangers10
- stressing10
- stringers10
- tanginess10
- agenting10
- angering10
- angsting10
- enraging10
- gagsters10
- gangster10
- gassings10
- gearings10
- ginsengs10
- gnarring10
- grangers10
- granting10
- grassing10
- gratings10
- greasing10
- naggiest10
- negating10
- saggiest10
- sergings10
- signages10
- snaggers10
- snaggier10
- sniggers10
- staggers10
- staggier10
- staggies10
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