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Is BUDGING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BUDGING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BUDGING mean?

Budging is a form of BUDGE.

  1. verb

    move very slightly

    “He shifted in his seat”

  2. noun

    United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

17

Words With Friends

7

Letters

B (3) + U (1) + D (2) + G (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 BUDGING

BUDGING 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 BUDGING

The 38 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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