Is HEARTRENDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEARTRENDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEARTRENDING mean?
- adjective
causing or marked by grief or anguish
“a grievous loss”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + 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 HEARTRENDING
HEARTRENDING 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 HEARTRENDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rehardening16
- rethreading16
- ingathered15
- heartening14
- hardening14
- threading14
- herniated13
- inearthed13
- rehearing13
- reheating13
- threadier13
- adhering13
- gathered13
- hagrider13
- rehanged13
- rehinged13
- intergrade12
- retreading12
- adherent12
- antherid12
- ditherer12
- earthing12
- gatherer12
- hangrier12
- hardener12
- hearting12
- heritage12
- hinderer12
- ingather12
- naething12
- neatherd12
- regather12
- reharden12
- rethread12
- threader12
- trihedra12
- girthed12
- hagride12
- handing12
- heading12
- hedgier12
- heeding12
- herding12
- neighed12
- righted12
- interregna11
- denigrate11
- deterring11
- earringed11
- endearing11
- engrained11
- gratineed11
- grenadier11
- grenadine11
- integrand11
- regranted11
- rendering11
- rereading11
- retarding11
- tendering11
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