Is QUIETENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, QUIETENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does QUIETENING mean?
Quietening is a form of QUIETEN.
- verb
become quiet or quieter
“The audience fell silent when the speaker entered”
- verb
make calm or still
“quiet the dragons of worry and fear”
- verb
cause to be quiet or not talk
“Please silence the children in the church!”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 24
- Letters
- 10
Q (10) + U (1) + I (1) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 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 QUIETENING
QUIETENING 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 QUIETENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- queening18
- quieting18
- inquiet16
- quieten16
- quinine16
- quintin16
- equine15
- quinin15
- quinte15
- queen14
- quiet14
- quint14
- quite14
- quin13
- quit13
- qi11
- untieing9
- genuine8
- ingenue8
- uniting8
- engine7
- gunite7
- ignite7
- teeing7
- tieing7
- tining7
- tuning7
- intine6
- niente6
- genet6
- genie6
- genii6
- tenge6
- tinge6
- ennui5
- innie5
- tenne5
- unite5
- untie5
- gene5
- gent5
- genu5
- gien5
- gite5
- tegu5
- ting5
- tung5
- etui4
- inti4
- nene4
- nine4
- nite4
- teen4
- tein4
- tine4
- tune4
- unit4
- eng4
- gee4
- gen4
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