Is DANDERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DANDERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DANDERING mean?
Dandering is a form of DANDER.
- noun
small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people
- noun
a feeling of anger and animosity
“having one's hackles or dander up”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + 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 DANDERING
DANDERING 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 DANDERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dreading11
- readding11
- grinded10
- radding10
- redding10
- dandier9
- darning9
- deaning9
- deraign9
- drained9
- gradine9
- grained9
- grinned9
- reading9
- rending9
- adding9
- danged9
- dinged9
- gadder9
- girded9
- graded9
- grided9
- ridged9
- aginner8
- earning8
- engrain8
- grannie8
- nardine8
- nearing8
- dander8
- danger8
- daring8
- darned8
- dinger8
- dinned8
- ending8
- engird8
- gained8
- gander8
- garden8
- ginned8
- girned8
- gradin8
- raided8
- ranged8
- reding8
- ridden8
- rinded8
- ringed8
- gaddi8
- gadid8
- denari7
- dinner7
- earing7
- endrin7
- gainer7
- ginner7
- innage7
- rained7
- reagin7
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