Is DOWERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOWERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOWERING mean?
Dowering is a form of DOWER.
- noun
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
- noun
a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
- verb
furnish with an endowment
“When she got married, she got dowered”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + E (1) + R (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 DOWERING
DOWERING 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 DOWERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- redwing12
- wendigo12
- widgeon12
- wording12
- wringed12
- wronged12
- downier11
- dewing11
- dowing11
- gowned11
- winged11
- downer10
- rewind10
- rowing10
- weirdo10
- wigeon10
- winder10
- winger10
- wonder10
- wordie10
- wodge10
- eroding9
- groined9
- ignored9
- redoing9
- dower9
- dowie9
- drown9
- dwine9
- endow9
- grown9
- gwine9
- indow9
- owing9
- owned9
- rowed9
- weird9
- widen9
- wider9
- wined9
- wired9
- wried9
- wring9
- wrong9
- gowd9
- dinger8
- engird8
- girned8
- reding8
- ringed8
- owner8
- rewin8
- rewon8
- rowen8
- down8
- drew8
- gown8
- grew8
- grow8
- owed8
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