Is CONFESSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONFESSING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONFESSING mean?
Confessing is a form of CONFESS.
- verb
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
- verb
admit (to a wrongdoing)
“She confessed that she had taken the money”
- verb
confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
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) + S (1) + S (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 CONFESSING
CONFESSING 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 CONFESSING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fencings14
- confines13
- fencing13
- confess12
- confine12
- cognises11
- consigns11
- fenings11
- fessing11
- ficoes11
- censing10
- cessing10
- cognise10
- coignes10
- consign10
- cosigns10
- feigns10
- fening10
- fogies10
- gonefs10
- gonifs10
- coifs10
- fices10
- fiscs10
- cession9
- conines9
- cosines9
- neonics9
- oscines9
- coigne9
- coigns9
- conges9
- coning9
- cosign9
- incogs9
- feign9
- fogie9
- gonef9
- gonif9
- coif9
- fice9
- fico9
- fisc9
- foci9
- ensigns8
- nosings8
- sensing8
- conies8
- conine8
- conins8
- cosies8
- cosine8
- icones8
- neonic8
- nonces8
- oscine8
- scions8
- scones8
- sonics8
- coign8
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