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Is DERIDING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, DERIDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does DERIDING mean?

Deriding is a form of DERIDE.

  1. verb

    treat or speak of with contempt

    “He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

11

Scrabble

13

Words With Friends

8

Letters

D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 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 DERIDING

DERIDING 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 DERIDING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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