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Is CORNERING a valid Scrabble word?

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

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CORNERING mean?

Cornering is a form of CORNER.

  1. noun

    a place off to the side of an area

    “he tripled to the rightfield corner”

  2. noun

    the point where two lines meet or intersect

    “the corners of a rectangle”

  3. noun

    an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

    “a piano was in one corner of the room”

  4. noun

    the intersection of two streets

    “standing on the corner watching all the girls go by”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

9

Letters

C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + N (1) + E (1) + R (1) + 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 CORNERING

CORNERING 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 CORNERING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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