Is HEARTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEARTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEARTING mean?
Hearting is a form of HEART.
- noun
the locus of feelings and intuitions
“in your heart you know it is true”
- noun
the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
“he stood still, his heart thumping wildly”
- noun
the courage to carry on
“he kept fighting on pure spunk”
- noun
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
“it is in the center of town”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 HEARTING
HEARTING 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.
Anagrams of HEARTING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HEARTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- earthing12
- ingather12
- gahnite11
- hearing11
- heating11
- hairnet10
- inearth10
- therian10
- aright10
- gather10
- haeing10
- hanger10
- haring10
- hating10
- hegari10
- hegira10
- hinger10
- nigher10
- rehang10
- anther9
- hernia9
- hinter9
- thenar9
- ahing9
- eight9
- garth9
- gerah9
- girth9
- grith9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- night9
- right9
- thang9
- thegn9
- thing9
- granite8
- gratine8
- ingrate8
- tangier8
- tearing8
- airth8
- earth8
- haint8
- hater8
- heart8
- ither8
- neath8
- rathe8
- thane8
- thein8
- their8
- thine8
- argh8
- ghat8
- hang8
- nigh8
- aigret7
- argent7
- earing7
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