Is HERALDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HERALDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HERALDING mean?
Heralding is a form of HERALD.
- noun
(formal) a person who announces important news
“the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet”
- verb
foreshadow or presage
- verb
praise vociferously
“The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein”
- noun
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 HERALDING
HERALDING 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 HERALDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- adhering13
- hardline12
- narghile12
- nargileh12
- hagride12
- heading12
- herding12
- handier11
- handler11
- healing11
- hearing11
- inhaled11
- dreigh11
- driegh11
- hading11
- hanged11
- hinged11
- nighed11
- danglier10
- dragline10
- hernial10
- inhaler10
- dehair10
- haeing10
- hailed10
- haired10
- halide10
- haling10
- hander10
- handle10
- hanger10
- harden10
- haring10
- hegari10
- hegira10
- herald10
- hinder10
- hinger10
- nigher10
- rehang10
- aligned9
- dangler9
- darling9
- dealign9
- dealing9
- deraign9
- gladier9
- glaired9
- gnarled9
- gradine9
- grained9
- larding9
- leading9
- reading9
- hailer9
- halier9
- hernia9
- inhale9
- rhinal9
- ahing9
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