Is FEARING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FEARING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FEARING mean?
Fearing is a form of FEAR.
- noun
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
- verb
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
“I fear she might get aggressive”
- verb
be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
“I fear the winters in Moscow”
- noun
an anxious feeling
“care had aged him”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
F (4) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 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 FEARING
FEARING 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 FEARING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- faring10
- finger10
- fringe10
- fainer9
- infare9
- fagin9
- feign9
- ganef9
- grief9
- afire8
- feria8
- finer8
- frena8
- infer8
- infra8
- fang8
- frag8
- frig8
- earing7
- gainer7
- reagin7
- regain7
- regina7
- fain7
- fair7
- fane7
- fare7
- fear7
- fern7
- fiar7
- fine7
- fire7
- firn7
- frae7
- naif7
- neif7
- reif7
- rife7
- fag7
- fig7
- gif7
- anger6
- garni6
- grain6
- range6
- regna6
- reign6
- renig6
- arf6
- fan6
- far6
- fen6
- fer6
- fie6
- fin6
- fir6
- ref6
- rif6
- ager5
- agin5
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