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Is UPROOTING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, UPROOTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does UPROOTING mean?

Uprooting is a form of UPROOT.

  1. verb

    move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment

    “The war uprooted many people”

  2. verb

    destroy completely, as if down to the roots

    “the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted”

  3. verb

    pull up by or as if by the roots

    “uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

9

Letters

U (1) + P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + O (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 UPROOTING

UPROOTING 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 UPROOTING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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