Is BOLDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOLDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOLDING mean?
Bolding is a form of BOLD.
- adjective
fearless and daring
“bold settlers on some foreign shore”
- adjective
clear and distinct
“bold handwriting”
- noun
a typeface with thick heavy lines
- adjective
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
“a bluff headland”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- n/a
- Letters
- 7
B (3) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 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 BOLDING
BOLDING 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 BOLDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- boding10
- globin9
- goblin9
- doling8
- bingo8
- blind8
- bling8
- blond8
- boing8
- dingo7
- doing7
- bind7
- bing7
- biog7
- blog7
- bold7
- bond7
- bong7
- glib7
- glob7
- indol6
- lingo6
- login6
- blin6
- boil6
- ding6
- dong6
- gild6
- gold6
- bid6
- big6
- bod6
- bog6
- dib6
- gib6
- gob6
- dino5
- diol5
- idol5
- lido5
- ling5
- loid5
- long5
- nodi5
- bin5
- bio5
- dig5
- dog5
- gid5
- god5
- lib5
- lob5
- nib5
- nob5
- obi5
- lino4
- lion4
- loin4
- noil4
- din4
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