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
14
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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
Study TUMESCING and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.
