Is DEPENDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPENDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPENDING mean?
Depending is a form of DEPEND.
- verb
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
“That depends”
- verb
have faith or confidence in
“you can count on me to help you any time”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 DEPENDING
DEPENDING 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 DEPENDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pending11
- deeding10
- deigned10
- peening10
- depend10
- pended10
- pinged10
- engined9
- needing9
- dinged9
- peeing9
- peined9
- penned9
- pinned9
- denied8
- denned8
- dinned8
- ending8
- genned8
- ginned8
- indeed8
- pinene8
- edged8
- genip8
- pined8
- engine7
- indene7
- deign7
- dined7
- dinge7
- ended7
- nided7
- penne7
- penni7
- deep7
- pedi7
- peed7
- pend7
- pied7
- ping7
- diene6
- genie6
- inned6
- deed6
- died6
- ding6
- edge6
- geed6
- gied6
- neep6
- peen6
- pein6
- pine6
- dep6
- dip6
- gip6
- ped6
- peg6
- pig6
- dene5
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