Is LEATHERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEATHERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEATHERING mean?
Leathering is a form of LEATHER.
- noun
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
- verb
whip with a leather strap
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + 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 LEATHERING
Single letters that turn LEATHERING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from LEATHERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- earthling13
- haltering13
- lathering13
- lengthier13
- lightener13
- reheating13
- atheling12
- earthing12
- hearting12
- heritage12
- ingather12
- litharge12
- narghile12
- nargileh12
- thirlage12
- herniate11
- leathern11
- alright11
- gahnite11
- greenth11
- halting11
- healing11
- hearing11
- heating11
- heeling11
- lathing11
- lighten11
- lighter11
- rehinge11
- relight11
- thenage11
- earthen10
- enthral10
- hairnet10
- haltere10
- hearten10
- herniae10
- hernial10
- inearth10
- inhaler10
- inthral10
- lathier10
- leather10
- lethean10
- neither10
- theelin10
- therein10
- therian10
- alight10
- aright10
- gather10
- haeing10
- haling10
- hanger10
- haring10
- hating10
- hegari10
- hegira10
- hinger10
- length10
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