Is DEAFENINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEAFENINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEAFENINGS mean?
Deafenings is a form of DEAFENING.
- adjective
loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + F (4) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 DEAFENINGS
DEAFENINGS 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 DEAFENINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deafening14
- defensing14
- feedings13
- defangs12
- fadings12
- feeding12
- feigned12
- fending12
- deafens11
- defines11
- fadeins11
- feasing11
- feninga11
- fenings11
- infeeds11
- defang11
- fadges11
- fading11
- fanged11
- fidges11
- fannies10
- deafen10
- defies10
- define10
- fadein10
- fagins10
- fanned10
- feased10
- feeing10
- feigns10
- fening10
- fiends10
- finned10
- ganefs10
- infeed10
- fadge10
- fidge10
- adenines9
- deaning9
- endings9
- engined9
- needing9
- sanding9
- seeding9
- sending9
- defis9
- fades9
- fagin9
- fangs9
- feeds9
- feign9
- fends9
- fiend9
- finds9
- fined9
- ganef9
- adenine8
- aniseed8
- engines8
- enneads8
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