Is FINGERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FINGERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FINGERING mean?
- noun
the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument
- noun
touching something with the fingers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 FINGERING
Single letters that turn FINGERING 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 FINGERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- feigning13
- fringing13
- infringe12
- refining12
- reigning10
- finnier10
- fening10
- finger10
- fining10
- firing10
- fringe10
- girning9
- ringing9
- feign9
- grief9
- ginnier8
- reining8
- gieing8
- ginger8
- finer8
- infer8
- frig8
- ginner7
- fern7
- fine7
- fire7
- firn7
- neif7
- reif7
- rife7
- fig7
- gif7
- genii6
- iring6
- reign6
- renig6
- grig6
- fen6
- fer6
- fie6
- fin6
- fir6
- ref6
- rif6
- inner5
- innie5
- niner5
- renin5
- gien5
- girn5
- grin5
- ring5
- egg5
- gig5
- igg5
- ef5
- fe5
- if5
- nine4
- rein4
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