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
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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