Is PLODDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLODDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLODDING mean?
- noun
hard monotonous routine work
- adjective
(of movement) slow and laborious
“leaden steps”
- noun
the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
“I could recognize his plod anywhere”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + O (1) + D (2) + D (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 PLODDING
PLODDING 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 PLODDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- podding12
- doping10
- pongid10
- loping9
- poling9
- doling8
- gipon8
- oping8
- pingo8
- poind8
- dildo7
- dingo7
- doing7
- glop7
- ping7
- plod7
- pond7
- pong7
- indol6
- lingo6
- login6
- dido6
- ding6
- dong6
- gild6
- gold6
- lipo6
- pion6
- dip6
- gip6
- pig6
- pod6
- dino5
- diol5
- idol5
- lido5
- ling5
- loid5
- long5
- nodi5
- did5
- dig5
- dog5
- gid5
- god5
- lip5
- lop5
- nip5
- odd5
- pin5
- poi5
- pol5
- lino4
- lion4
- loin4
- noil4
- din4
- dol4
- don4
- gin4
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