Is EAVESDROPPING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EAVESDROPPING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EAVESDROPPING mean?
Eavesdropping is a form of EAVESDROP.
- verb
listen without the speaker's knowledge
“the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
13
Letters
E (1) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) + D (2) + R (1) + O (1) + P (3) + P (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 22 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 EAVESDROPPING
EAVESDROPPING 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 EAVESDROPPING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- disapprove18
- approving17
- prepaving17
- dognappers16
- grapevines16
- depraving16
- pervading16
- approved16
- prepaved16
- overdesign15
- disproven15
- dognapper15
- droppings15
- eavesdrop15
- grapevine15
- overspend15
- vaporings15
- vaporised15
- approves15
- prepaves15
- deserving14
- endpapers14
- envisaged14
- genipapos14
- graveside14
- peponidas14
- pervasion14
- pinedrops14
- preposing14
- ringdoves14
- sandpiper14
- vinegared14
- depraves14
- deprives14
- disprove14
- dropping14
- overpaid14
- pervades14
- prevised14
- provides14
- repaving14
- spavined14
- vaporing14
- approve14
- prepave14
- dognapers13
- endeavors13
- endorsive13
- peperonis13
- reinvades13
- respading13
- sovereign13
- spreading13
- versioned13
- apposing13
- apprised13
- diverges13
- dogvanes13
- drovings13
- endpaper13
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