Is EMENDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EMENDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EMENDING mean?
Emending is a form of EMEND.
- verb
make improvements or corrections to
“the text was emended in the second edition”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
E (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 EMENDING
Single letters that turn EMENDING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from EMENDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deeming11
- mending11
- engined9
- needing9
- midge9
- ending8
- genned8
- ginned8
- denim8
- emend8
- mined8
- engine7
- indene7
- deign7
- dinge7
- deem7
- deme7
- dime7
- idem7
- meed7
- mend7
- mind7
- diene6
- genie6
- inned6
- ding6
- edge6
- geed6
- gied6
- mien6
- mine6
- neem6
- dim6
- gem6
- med6
- meg6
- mid6
- mig6
- dene5
- deni5
- dine5
- eide5
- gene5
- gien5
- need5
- nide5
- dig5
- eme5
- ged5
- gid5
- men5
- nim5
- nene4
- nine4
- dee4
- den4
- die4
- din4
- end4
- eng4
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