Is BROADENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BROADENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BROADENING mean?
- noun
the act of making something wider
- noun
the action of making broader
“the broadening of travel”
- noun
an increase in width
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 BROADENING
BROADENING 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 BROADENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bearding12
- boarding12
- branding12
- breading12
- deboning12
- aborning11
- debonair11
- endbrain11
- enrobing11
- ringbone11
- aboding11
- abridge11
- banding11
- barding11
- beading11
- bending11
- boinged11
- bondage11
- bonding11
- brigade11
- brigand11
- dogbane11
- adorning10
- androgen10
- organdie10
- bandier10
- bandore10
- barning10
- beaning10
- bearing10
- begonia10
- begroan10
- brained10
- branned10
- broaden10
- inboard10
- badger10
- bandog10
- banged10
- barged10
- begird10
- binged10
- bodega10
- boding10
- bonged10
- bridge10
- garbed10
- adoring9
- baronne9
- bonnier9
- darning9
- deaning9
- deraign9
- droning9
- eroding9
- gradine9
- grained9
- grinned9
- groaned9
- groined9
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