Is DEEPENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEEPENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEEPENING mean?
- noun
a process of becoming deeper and more profound
- adjective
accumulating and becoming more intense
“the deepening gloom”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + E (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 DEEPENING
DEEPENING 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 DEEPENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pending11
- epigene10
- peening10
- pinged10
- engined9
- needing9
- deepen9
- peeing9
- peened9
- peined9
- penned9
- pinned9
- ending8
- genned8
- ginned8
- pinene8
- genip8
- pined8
- engine7
- indene7
- deign7
- dinge7
- penne7
- penni7
- deep7
- pedi7
- peed7
- pend7
- pied7
- ping7
- diene6
- genie6
- inned6
- ding6
- edge6
- epee6
- geed6
- gied6
- neep6
- peen6
- pein6
- pine6
- dep6
- dip6
- gip6
- ped6
- peg6
- pig6
- dene5
- deni5
- dine5
- eide5
- gene5
- gien5
- need5
- nide5
- dig5
- ged5
- gid5
- nip5
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