Is WITHSTANDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WITHSTANDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WITHSTANDING mean?
Withstanding is a form of WITHSTAND.
- verb
resist or confront with resistance
“The politician defied public opinion”
- verb
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 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 WITHSTANDING
WITHSTANDING 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 WITHSTANDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- inswathing17
- hindwings17
- tightwads17
- withstand16
- hindwing16
- tightwad16
- nightstand15
- swathing15
- thawings15
- twinight15
- whisting15
- whitings15
- shawing14
- thawing14
- washing14
- whining14
- whiting14
- wishing14
- withing14
- dawnings13
- windings13
- whatsit13
- withins13
- hawing13
- whangs13
- widish13
- widths13
- wights13
- shitting12
- swatting12
- tithings12
- twisting12
- waisting12
- waitings12
- wittings12
- dashing12
- dawning12
- dawting12
- dishing12
- dwining12
- handing12
- hidings12
- shading12
- shindig12
- winding12
- winish12
- within12
- whang12
- whids12
- whigs12
- width12
- wight12
- awnings11
- hanting11
- hasting11
- hatting11
- hinting11
- histing11
- hitting11
- insight11
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