17,845
Total words
38
Best Scrabble score
15
Best word length

Top Scoring ING Words

WordLenScrabbleWWF
PSYCHOANALYZING153841
HYPERIMMUNIZING153742
OBJECTIVIZING133744
PRESYMPATHIZING153740
VENTRILOQUIZING153743
DEHYDROFREEZING153636
HYPERVITALIZING153639
QUIZZING83639
ZIZZLING83639
DEMYTHOLOGIZING153538

Words by Length

CategoryCount
3-letter words1
4-letter words15
5-letter words45
6-letter words460
7-letter words1,779
8-letter words2,436
9-letter words2,971
10-letter words3,128
11-letter words2,769
12-letter words2,029
13-letter words1,163
14-letter words647
15-letter words402

Scrabble & Wordle strategy: -ING endings

Present-tense verbs and gerunds. In Scrabble, -ING words are hook-play gold — a common board extension. There are 17,845 words with this suffix in the standard English dictionary. The highest-scoring is PSYCHOANALYZING at 38 Scrabble points.

How many words ending with ING?
17,845 English words ending with -ING. See the full list above.
What is the highest-scoring -ING word in Scrabble?
PSYCHOANALYZING scores 38 base points — the top-scoring word with this suffix.
Are ING words good in Scrabble?
Yes — suffixs like -ING help you form long words and extend existing board tiles. The 17,845 options give you many flexible plays.

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