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
11
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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