Is HARPOONING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HARPOONING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HARPOONING mean?
Harpooning is a form of HARPOON.
- noun
a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
- verb
spear with a harpoon
“harpoon whales”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + P (3) + O (1) + O (1) + N (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 HARPOONING
HARPOONING 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 HARPOONING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- orphaning15
- harping13
- hooping13
- phoning13
- poohing13
- honoring12
- harpoon12
- gonoph12
- hoping12
- aproning11
- horning11
- harpin11
- orphan11
- phonon11
- graph11
- pignora10
- pogonia10
- proning10
- haring10
- honing10
- oohing10
- phono10
- paring9
- pinang9
- pooing9
- poring9
- raping9
- roping9
- ahing9
- hogan9
- hongi9
- ohing9
- harp9
- hoop9
- opah9
- phon9
- pooh9
- organon8
- nonpar8
- panino8
- aping8
- gipon8
- honan8
- honor8
- oping8
- pargo8
- pingo8
- pirog8
- pongo8
- prang8
- prong8
- rhino8
- argh8
- hang8
- hong8
- nigh8
- hap8
- hip8
- hop8
- pah8
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