Is DWARFING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DWARFING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DWARFING mean?
Dwarfing is a form of DWARF.
- verb
make appear small by comparison
“This year's debt dwarfs that of last year”
- noun
a person who is markedly small
- noun
a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
- noun
a plant or animal that is atypically small
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + F (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 DWARFING
DWARFING 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 DWARFING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- drawing12
- farding12
- warding12
- dwarf12
- dawing11
- fading11
- wading11
- faring10
- inward10
- waring10
- fawn10
- waif10
- awing9
- diwan9
- drawn9
- fagin9
- wigan9
- wrang9
- wring9
- daring8
- gradin8
- infra8
- rawin8
- dawn8
- draw8
- fang8
- fard8
- find8
- frag8
- frig8
- gnaw8
- wadi8
- wand8
- ward8
- wind8
- wing8
- grand7
- grind7
- fain7
- fair7
- fiar7
- firn7
- naif7
- wain7
- wair7
- warn7
- daw7
- dif7
- fad7
- fag7
- fid7
- fig7
- gif7
- wad7
- wag7
- wig7
- dinar6
- drain6
- garni6
- grain6
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