Is HARROWING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HARROWING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HARROWING mean?
- adjective
extremely painful
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + R (1) + O (1) + W (4) + 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 HARROWING
HARROWING 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 HARROWING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whoring14
- hawing13
- arrowing12
- harrow12
- whirra12
- whang12
- warring11
- whirr11
- whig11
- gharri10
- haring10
- rowing10
- waring10
- hwan10
- whin10
- whir10
- whoa10
- narrow9
- ahing9
- awing9
- gowan9
- grown9
- hogan9
- hongi9
- ohing9
- owing9
- wagon9
- wigan9
- wrang9
- wring9
- wrong9
- haw9
- how9
- wha9
- who9
- roaring8
- arrow8
- rawin8
- rhino8
- rowan8
- wirra8
- argh8
- gnaw8
- gown8
- grow8
- hang8
- hong8
- nigh8
- wing8
- garron7
- oaring7
- onagri7
- origan7
- raring7
- hair7
- hoar7
- hora7
- horn7
- ohia7
- wain7
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