Is FALLOWING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FALLOWING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FALLOWING mean?
Fallowing is a form of FALLOW.
- adjective
left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
“fallow farmland”
- noun
cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons
- adjective
undeveloped but potentially useful
“a fallow gold market”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + W (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 FALLOWING
FALLOWING 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 FALLOWING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- flawing14
- flowing14
- fowling14
- wolfing14
- allowing12
- fallow12
- inflow12
- falling11
- foaling11
- loafing11
- walling11
- flown11
- flagon10
- lawing10
- lowing10
- waling10
- fawn10
- flaw10
- flow10
- fowl10
- waif10
- wolf10
- infall9
- inwall9
- aglow9
- awing9
- fagin9
- fling9
- flong9
- ganof9
- gonif9
- gowan9
- owing9
- wagon9
- wigan9
- allow8
- fillo8
- final8
- flail8
- folia8
- fang8
- flag8
- flog8
- glow8
- gnaw8
- golf8
- gown8
- wing8
- gallon7
- alif7
- alow7
- awol7
- fail7
- fain7
- fall7
- fano7
- fila7
- fill7
- filo7
- fino7
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