Is DROWNING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DROWNING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DROWNING mean?
Drowning is a form of DROWN.
- verb
cover completely or make imperceptible
“I was drowned in work”
- verb
get rid of as if by submerging
“She drowned her trouble in alcohol”
- verb
die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
“The child drowned in the lake”
- verb
kill by submerging in water
“He drowned the kittens”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
D (2) + R (1) + O (1) + W (4) + 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 DROWNING
DROWNING 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 DROWNING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- downing12
- wording12
- ingrown11
- dowing11
- owning10
- rowing10
- droning9
- drown9
- grown9
- indow9
- owing9
- wring9
- wrong9
- gowd9
- down8
- gown8
- grow8
- wind8
- wing8
- word8
- dingo7
- doing7
- grind7
- wino7
- worn7
- dow7
- wig7
- giron6
- groin6
- ding6
- dong6
- gird6
- grid6
- now6
- own6
- row6
- win6
- won6
- ronin5
- dino5
- girn5
- giro5
- grin5
- nodi5
- rind5
- ring5
- roid5
- dig5
- dog5
- gid5
- god5
- ow5
- wo5
- inro4
- iron4
- noir4
- noni4
- nori4
- din4
- don4
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