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
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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