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Is LEADENING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, LEADENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does LEADENING mean?

Leadening is a form of LEADEN.

  1. adjective

    darkened with overcast

    “a dark day”

  2. adjective

    made heavy or weighted down with weariness

    “his leaden arms”

  3. adjective

    made of lead

    “a leaden weight”

  4. adjective

    (of movement) slow and laborious

    “leaden steps”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

11

Scrabble

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Words With Friends

9

Letters

L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsNot listed

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 LEADENING

LEADENING 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 LEADENING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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