Is EMBANKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EMBANKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EMBANKING mean?
Embanking is a form of EMBANK.
- verb
enclose with banks, as for support or protection
“The river was embanked with a dyke”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + M (3) + B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 EMBANKING
EMBANKING 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 EMBANKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- banking14
- embank14
- benaming13
- baking13
- making13
- beaming12
- kinema12
- bagmen11
- minke11
- beaning10
- meaning10
- binman10
- binmen10
- eking10
- gambe10
- kiang10
- bake10
- bank10
- beak10
- bike10
- kame10
- kami10
- kibe10
- make10
- maki10
- mike10
- mink10
- baning9
- benign9
- enigma9
- gamine9
- naming9
- maneb9
- gamb9
- gank9
- gink9
- king9
- kab9
- began8
- begin8
- being8
- binge8
- gamin8
- image8
- mange8
- akin8
- beam8
- bema8
- bima8
- iamb8
- kain8
- kane8
- kina8
- kine8
- mabe8
- keg8
- innage7
- amine7
- anime7
- benni7
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