Is FRESHENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FRESHENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FRESHENING mean?
Freshening is a form of FRESHEN.
- verb
make (to feel) fresh
“The cool water refreshed us”
- verb
become or make oneself fresh again
“She freshened up after the tennis game”
- verb
make fresh again
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 FRESHENING
FRESHENING 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 FRESHENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- freshing15
- enserfing13
- freshen13
- heifers13
- feigners12
- greenish12
- rehinges12
- sheening12
- sheering12
- fisher12
- heifer12
- sherif12
- enshrine11
- feigner11
- fenings11
- fingers11
- freeing11
- fringes11
- hingers11
- reefing11
- rehinge11
- fresh11
- fennier10
- henries10
- inheres10
- refines10
- reshine10
- feeing10
- feigns10
- fening10
- finger10
- friges10
- fringe10
- griefs10
- henges10
- hinger10
- hinges10
- neighs10
- nigher10
- sigher10
- fehs10
- fish10
- sneering9
- enserf9
- ferine9
- firees9
- frisee9
- herein9
- hirees9
- infers9
- inhere9
- refine9
- shiner9
- shrine9
- feign9
- frigs9
- ghees9
- girsh9
- grief9
- henge9
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