Is TUMESCING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TUMESCING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TUMESCING mean?
Tumescing is a form of TUMESCE.
- verb
expand abnormally
“The bellies of the starving children are swelling”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- n/a
- Letters
- 9
T (1) + U (1) + M (3) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 TUMESCING
TUMESCING 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 TUMESCING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- centums11
- gnetums10
- musting10
- nutmegs10
- centum10
- cesium10
- cumins10
- minces10
- miscue10
- miscut10
- mucins10
- neumic10
- minuets9
- minutes9
- mistune9
- mutines9
- neustic9
- cueing9
- gestic9
- gnetum9
- meting9
- musing9
- muting9
- nutmeg9
- cumin9
- emics9
- mesic9
- mince9
- mucin9
- music9
- gunites8
- cueist8
- cunits8
- cuties8
- cutins8
- incest8
- incuse8
- insect8
- minuet8
- minute8
- mutine8
- nicest8
- tunics8
- cuing8
- genic8
- geums8
- mungs8
- cums8
- emic8
- mice8
- mics8
- scum8
- genius7
- gunite7
- ingest7
- signet7
- stinge7
- tinges7
- cents7
- centu7
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