Is VIRILISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VIRILISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VIRILISING mean?
Virilising is a form of VIRILISE.
- verb
produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
“the drugs masculinized the teenage girl”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
V (4) + I (1) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + 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 VIRILISING
VIRILISING 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 VIRILISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- livings11
- virgins11
- living10
- riving10
- vigils10
- virgin10
- vising10
- vigil9
- irising8
- virls8
- vigs8
- isling7
- riling7
- rising7
- siring7
- vins7
- virl7
- vig7
- girls6
- girns6
- grins6
- iring6
- lings6
- rings6
- sigil6
- sling6
- vin6
- vis6
- gins5
- girl5
- girn5
- grin5
- ling5
- rigs5
- ring5
- sign5
- sing5
- iris4
- lins4
- liri4
- nils4
- nisi4
- rins4
- gin4
- gis4
- rig4
- sig4
- ins3
- lin3
- lis3
- nil3
- rin3
- sin3
- sir3
- sri3
- gi3
- in2
- is2
- li2
- si2
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