Is ABSCONDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ABSCONDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ABSCONDING mean?
Absconding is a form of ABSCOND.
- verb
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
“The thief made off with our silver”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + B (3) + S (1) + C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 ABSCONDING
ABSCONDING 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 ABSCONDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bandings12
- bondings12
- nonbasic12
- abscond12
- nonacids11
- aboding11
- banding11
- bandogs11
- bodings11
- bonacis11
- bonding11
- codings11
- condign11
- dancing11
- gonadic11
- bagnios10
- canings10
- consign10
- gabions10
- nonacid10
- bacons10
- bancos10
- bandog10
- binocs10
- boding10
- bonaci10
- cabins10
- cobias10
- coding10
- ganoids9
- sanding9
- agonic9
- anodic9
- bagnio9
- baning9
- basing9
- bingos9
- biogas9
- bogans9
- boings9
- boning9
- canids9
- caning9
- casing9
- coigns9
- congas9
- coning9
- cosign9
- gabion9
- gascon9
- gibson9
- gobans9
- incogs9
- nicads9
- bacon9
- banco9
- bancs9
- basic9
- cabin9
- cobia9
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