Is NARROWING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NARROWING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NARROWING mean?
- noun
an instance of becoming narrow
- noun
a decrease in width
- noun
the act of making something narrower
- adjective
becoming gradually narrower
“long tapering fingers”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + A (1) + R (1) + R (1) + O (1) + W (4) + 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 NARROWING
NARROWING 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 NARROWING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- arrowing12
- ingrown11
- warning11
- warring11
- awning10
- owning10
- rowing10
- waning10
- waring10
- narrow9
- nonwar9
- wanion9
- awing9
- gnawn9
- gowan9
- grown9
- owing9
- wagon9
- wigan9
- wrang9
- wring9
- wrong9
- roaring8
- arrow8
- rawin8
- rowan8
- wirra8
- gnaw8
- gown8
- grow8
- wing8
- garron7
- oaring7
- onagri7
- origan7
- raring7
- wain7
- wair7
- warn7
- wino7
- worn7
- wag7
- wig7
- argon6
- garni6
- giron6
- gnarr6
- gonia6
- gonna6
- grain6
- groan6
- groin6
- orang6
- organ6
- rigor6
- awn6
- naw6
- now6
- own6
- raw6
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