Is TREPANNING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TREPANNING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TREPANNING mean?
Trepanning is a form of TREPAN.
- noun
a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull
- noun
a drill for cutting circular holes around a center
- verb
cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + P (3) + A (1) + N (1) + N (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 TREPANNING
Single letters that turn TREPANNING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from TREPANNING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- parenting12
- pregnant11
- retaping11
- tapering11
- panning10
- panting10
- parting10
- penning10
- prating10
- reaping10
- trepang10
- painter9
- pannier9
- pennant9
- pertain9
- pinnate9
- repaint9
- pangen9
- parget9
- paring9
- penang9
- pinang9
- pinger9
- raping9
- taping9
- aginner8
- anteing8
- antigen8
- earning8
- engrain8
- gentian8
- granite8
- grannie8
- gratine8
- ingrate8
- nearing8
- ranting8
- regnant8
- renting8
- ringent8
- tangier8
- tanning8
- tearing8
- arpent8
- enrapt8
- entrap8
- panier8
- panner8
- pantie8
- parent8
- patine8
- pennia8
- pineta8
- pinnae8
- pinner8
- pirate8
- pratie8
- pterin8
- rapine8
- tenpin8
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