Is CONFRONTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONFRONTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONFRONTING mean?
Confronting is a form of CONFRONT.
- verb
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
“You must confront your opponent”
- verb
deal with (something unpleasant) head on
“You must confront your problems”
- verb
present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
“We confronted him with the evidence”
- verb
be face to face with
“The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + F (4) + R (1) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 CONFRONTING
CONFRONTING 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 CONFRONTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- crofting14
- confront13
- forcing13
- connoting12
- fronting12
- crooning11
- footing11
- roofing11
- confit11
- fricot11
- nontonic10
- conning10
- corning10
- fronton10
- forgot10
- croft10
- cogito9
- coning9
- cooing9
- coring9
- coting9
- forint9
- forgo9
- gonif9
- gonof9
- grift9
- coft9
- coif9
- coof9
- corf9
- fico9
- foci9
- nooning8
- rooting8
- citron8
- connor8
- cortin8
- croton8
- octroi8
- cogon8
- coign8
- congo8
- corgi8
- front8
- incog8
- orgic8
- frig8
- frog8
- gift8
- goof8
- noniron7
- gonion7
- noting7
- tignon7
- toning7
- trigon7
- trogon7
- conin7
- conto7
- croon7
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