Is CONFERRING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONFERRING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONFERRING mean?
Conferring is a form of CONFER.
- verb
have a conference in order to talk something over
“We conferred about a plan of action”
- verb
present
“The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + F (4) + E (1) + R (1) + R (1) + 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 CONFERRING
CONFERRING 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 CONFERRING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- enforcing15
- confiner13
- fencing13
- forcing13
- cornering12
- coinfer12
- confine12
- conifer12
- encoring11
- foreign11
- confer11
- ferric11
- forcer11
- coreign10
- corning10
- cringer10
- inferno10
- fening10
- finger10
- forger10
- fringe10
- force10
- cornier9
- cering9
- coigne9
- conger9
- coning9
- coring9
- cringe9
- grocer9
- feign9
- fogie9
- forge9
- gofer9
- gonef9
- gonif9
- grief9
- coif9
- corf9
- fice9
- fico9
- foci9
- grinner8
- ignorer8
- negroni8
- coiner8
- conine8
- conner8
- corner8
- corrie8
- neonic8
- orcein8
- orrice8
- recoin8
- coign8
- conge8
- corgi8
- finer8
- firer8
- freon8
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