Is JOURNEYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, JOURNEYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does JOURNEYING mean?
- noun
the act of traveling from one place to another
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
10
Letters
J (8) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + N (1) + E (1) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 21 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 JOURNEYING
JOURNEYING 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 JOURNEYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- enjoying19
- jurying18
- joinery17
- journey17
- nonjury17
- joying17
- injury16
- enjoy15
- jenny15
- joey14
- jury14
- enjoin13
- injure13
- joiner13
- junior13
- rejoin13
- jingo13
- rejig13
- joy13
- goji12
- gunnery11
- younger11
- jeon11
- jinn11
- join11
- jig11
- jog11
- jug11
- eryngo10
- groyne10
- gurney10
- jeu10
- jin10
- joe10
- jun10
- eying9
- ginny9
- gunny9
- gynie9
- gyron9
- yogin9
- young9
- jo9
- enuring8
- grunion8
- negroni8
- irony8
- onery8
- runny8
- yourn8
- gory8
- grey8
- gyno8
- gyre8
- gyri8
- gyro8
- orgy8
- yogi8
- reunion7
- eringo7
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