Is UMLAUTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UMLAUTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UMLAUTING mean?
Umlauting is a form of UMLAUT.
- noun
a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate a change in sound in some languages
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
U (1) + M (3) + L (1) + A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 UMLAUTING
UMLAUTING 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 UMLAUTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- malting10
- mauling10
- laming9
- lingam9
- malign9
- mating9
- muling9
- muting9
- taming9
- alumin8
- alumni8
- autumn8
- lumina8
- manitu8
- mutual8
- tumuli8
- ultima8
- umlaut8
- algum8
- almug8
- gamin8
- gamut8
- lingua7
- luting7
- nilgau7
- ungual7
- ungula7
- liman7
- linum7
- matin7
- miaul7
- gaum7
- glam7
- glim7
- glum7
- magi7
- mung7
- algin6
- align6
- gault6
- gaunt6
- giant6
- glint6
- guilt6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- lungi6
- alum6
- amin6
- lima6
- limn6
- luma6
- mail6
- main6
- malt6
- mani6
- maul6
- maun6
- maut6
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