Is INFERRING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INFERRING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INFERRING mean?
Inferring is a form of INFER.
- verb
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- verb
draw from specific cases for more general cases
- verb
conclude by reasoning; in logic
- verb
guess correctly; solve by guessing
“He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + F (4) + E (1) + R (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 INFERRING
INFERRING 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 INFERRING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from INFERRING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- infringer13
- fringier12
- infringe12
- refining12
- refiring12
- finnier10
- fening10
- finger10
- fining10
- firing10
- fringe10
- feign9
- grief9
- ginnier8
- grinner8
- reining8
- finer8
- firer8
- frier8
- infer8
- rifer8
- frig8
- erring7
- ginner7
- ringer7
- fern7
- fine7
- fire7
- firn7
- neif7
- reif7
- rife7
- fig7
- gif7
- genii6
- iring6
- reign6
- renig6
- rerig6
- fen6
- fer6
- fie6
- fin6
- fir6
- ref6
- rif6
- inner5
- innie5
- niner5
- renin5
- gien5
- girn5
- grin5
- ring5
- ef5
- fe5
- if5
- nine4
- rein4
- eng4
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