Is REDDENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, REDDENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does REDDENING mean?
Reddening is a form of REDDEN.
- verb
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
“The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by”
- verb
make red
“The setting sun reddened the sky”
- verb
turn red or redder
“The sky reddened”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + D (2) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 REDDENING
REDDENING 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 REDDENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- engirded11
- deeding10
- deigned10
- grinded10
- redding10
- dreeing9
- energid9
- engined9
- grinned9
- needing9
- reeding9
- reigned9
- rending9
- dinged9
- dredge9
- girded9
- grided9
- ridged9
- denied8
- denned8
- deride8
- dinger8
- dinned8
- edgier8
- ending8
- engird8
- gender8
- genned8
- ginned8
- girned8
- indeed8
- redden8
- reding8
- rended8
- ridden8
- rinded8
- ringed8
- edged8
- denier7
- dinner7
- endrin7
- engine7
- ginner7
- indene7
- nereid7
- reined7
- deign7
- dined7
- dinge7
- dirge7
- dreed7
- dried7
- edger7
- ended7
- greed7
- gride7
- grind7
- nided7
- reded7
- redid7
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