Is WAITERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WAITERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WAITERING mean?
Waitering is a form of WAITER.
- noun
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
- noun
a person who waits or awaits
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 WAITERING
WAITERING 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 WAITERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- twangier12
- watering12
- ringtaw11
- twanger11
- wairing11
- waiting11
- wearing11
- wingier11
- writing11
- tawnier10
- tinware10
- twinier10
- aweing10
- earwig10
- gnawer10
- tawing10
- tewing10
- twinge10
- waring10
- winger10
- wiring10
- witing10
- twiner9
- waiter9
- wanier9
- wanter9
- winier9
- winter9
- awing9
- gwine9
- twang9
- wager9
- wigan9
- wrang9
- wring9
- airting8
- granite8
- gratine8
- igniter8
- ingrate8
- tangier8
- tearing8
- tiering8
- rawin8
- rewan8
- rewin8
- tawer8
- tawie8
- twain8
- twier8
- twine8
- water8
- witan8
- write8
- gnaw8
- grew8
- twig8
- wage8
- wing8
- inertia7
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