Is FATHERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FATHERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FATHERING mean?
Fathering is a form of FATHER.
- noun
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
“his father was born in Atlanta”
- noun
the founder of a family
“keep the faith of our forefathers”
- noun
`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
- noun
(Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + 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 FATHERING
Single letters that turn FATHERING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from FATHERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- farthing15
- frighten15
- hangfire15
- fighter14
- freight14
- hafting14
- hefting14
- refight14
- fright13
- earthing12
- hearting12
- ingather12
- father12
- hafter12
- trefah12
- fight12
- engraft11
- farting11
- fearing11
- frigate11
- gahnite11
- hearing11
- heating11
- ingraft11
- rafting11
- faith11
- firth11
- frith11
- thief11
- fainter10
- hairnet10
- inearth10
- therian10
- aright10
- faring10
- fating10
- feting10
- finger10
- fringe10
- gather10
- haeing10
- hanger10
- haring10
- hating10
- hegari10
- hegira10
- hinger10
- nigher10
- regift10
- rehang10
- haft10
- heft10
- anther9
- fainer9
- hernia9
- hinter9
- infare9
- thenar9
- ahing9
- eight9
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