Is PLEDGING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLEDGING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLEDGING mean?
Pledging is a form of PLEDGE.
- verb
promise solemnly and formally
“I pledge that I will honor my wife”
- noun
a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
“his saxophone was in pledge”
- noun
someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
- noun
a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 8
P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) + G (2) + 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 PLEDGING
PLEDGING 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 PLEDGING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pigged11
- gelding10
- niggled10
- pinged10
- edging9
- dingle8
- engild8
- leggin8
- niggle8
- genip8
- igged8
- piled8
- pined8
- plied8
- deign7
- dinge7
- gelid7
- glide7
- pedi7
- pend7
- pied7
- ping7
- pled7
- ingle6
- lined6
- ding6
- geld6
- gied6
- gild6
- gled6
- gleg6
- lipe6
- pein6
- pile6
- pine6
- plie6
- dep6
- dip6
- gip6
- ped6
- peg6
- pig6
- deil5
- deli5
- deni5
- diel5
- dine5
- gien5
- glen5
- idle5
- lend5
- lied5
- ling5
- nide5
- dig5
- egg5
- ged5
- gid5
- gig5
- igg5
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