Is TRAVAILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRAVAILING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRAVAILING mean?
Travailing is a form of TRAVAIL.
- noun
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
“she was in labor for six hours”
- noun
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
“he got an A for effort”
- verb
work hard
“She was digging away at her math homework”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + V (4) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 TRAVAILING
TRAVAILING 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 TRAVAILING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- variating13
- antiviral12
- availing12
- aviating12
- galivant12
- rivaling12
- vigilant12
- virginal12
- vaginal11
- vagrant11
- vailing11
- vialing11
- lariating10
- invital10
- travail10
- trivial10
- valiant10
- variant10
- vitrain10
- gavial10
- laving10
- living10
- raving10
- riving10
- vagina10
- virgin10
- ringtail9
- trailing9
- trialing9
- trivia9
- vagal9
- vigia9
- vigil9
- virga9
- airting8
- granita8
- ignatia8
- intagli8
- lairing8
- larigan8
- ragtail8
- railing8
- tailing8
- tirling8
- alvar8
- anvil8
- arval8
- avail8
- avant8
- avian8
- invar8
- larva8
- naval8
- navar8
- nival8
- ravin8
- rival8
- varia8
- varna8
- vinal8
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