Is EMBOLDENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EMBOLDENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EMBOLDENING mean?
Emboldening is a form of EMBOLDEN.
- verb
give encouragement to
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + M (3) + B (3) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 EMBOLDENING
EMBOLDENING 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 EMBOLDENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bemingled15
- bemingle13
- embolden13
- imbolden13
- nonedible12
- belonged12
- bleeding12
- blending12
- deboning12
- emending12
- modeling12
- noblemen12
- bondmen12
- gombeen12
- limboed12
- blondine11
- ennobled11
- bending11
- blinged11
- boinged11
- bolding11
- bonding11
- deeming11
- demoing11
- melding11
- mendigo11
- mending11
- mingled11
- molding11
- obliged11
- limbed11
- mobled11
- eloigned10
- limonene10
- needling10
- ignoble10
- obligee10
- omening10
- bilged10
- binged10
- binmen10
- boding10
- bonged10
- doming10
- emboli10
- glimed10
- globed10
- midleg10
- milneb10
- mobile10
- nimble10
- bedim10
- begem10
- demob10
- embed10
- imbed10
- deleing9
- endlong9
- endogen9
- engined9
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