Is PERSUADING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERSUADING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERSUADING mean?
Persuading is a form of PERSUADE.
- verb
win approval or support for
“Carry all before one”
- verb
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
“You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + U (1) + A (1) + D (2) + 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 PERSUADING
PERSUADING 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 PERSUADING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- respading13
- spreading13
- pagurids12
- springed12
- upgrades12
- perusing11
- speargun11
- spearing11
- sprained11
- supering11
- undrapes11
- unpaired11
- unrepaid11
- upraised11
- draping11
- dupings11
- grasped11
- pagurid11
- pranged11
- pudgier11
- spading11
- sparged11
- unpaged11
- upgirds11
- upgrade11
- deraigns10
- gradines10
- readings10
- aspired10
- despair10
- diapers10
- guineps10
- panders10
- pandies10
- pardine10
- parings10
- parsing10
- pausing10
- pinders10
- pingers10
- praised10
- pursing10
- rasping10
- reaping10
- repugns10
- siruped10
- spaeing10
- sparing10
- spinage10
- springe10
- spurned10
- undrape10
- updries10
- duping10
- gasped10
- griped10
- panged10
- parged10
- pinged10
- pudges10
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