Is POWERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POWERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POWERING mean?
Powering is a form of POWER.
- noun
possession of controlling influence
“the deterrent power of nuclear weapons”
- noun
(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
- noun
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
“danger heightened his powers of discrimination”
- noun
(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
“being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 8
P (3) + O (1) + W (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 POWERING
POWERING 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 POWERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- perigon10
- pirogen10
- pongier10
- rowing10
- wigeon10
- winger10
- power10
- wiper10
- epigon9
- perogi9
- pigeon9
- pinger9
- poring9
- roping9
- grown9
- gwine9
- owing9
- wring9
- wrong9
- prow9
- wipe9
- orpine8
- pernio8
- genip8
- gipon8
- gripe8
- grope8
- oping8
- owner8
- pengo8
- pingo8
- pirog8
- prong8
- rewin8
- rewon8
- rowen8
- gown8
- grew8
- grow8
- wing8
- pew8
- pow8
- pwn8
- eringo7
- ignore7
- region7
- opine7
- orpin7
- porin7
- prion7
- prone7
- repin7
- ripen7
- enow7
- gorp7
- grip7
- owie7
- ping7
- pong7
- prig7
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