Is RESPONDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RESPONDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RESPONDING mean?
Responding is a form of RESPOND.
- verb
show a response or a reaction to something
- verb
react verbally
“She didn't want to answer”
- verb
respond favorably or as hoped
“The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + N (1) + D (2) + 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 RESPONDING
RESPONDING 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 RESPONDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pondering13
- deponing12
- deposing12
- spending12
- springed12
- endorsing11
- openings11
- perigons11
- prisoned11
- reposing11
- spongier11
- dopings11
- pending11
- podgier11
- ponding11
- pongids11
- pronged11
- sponged11
- epigons10
- nondrip10
- opening10
- perigon10
- periods10
- pernods10
- perogis10
- pigeons10
- pinders10
- pingers10
- pingoes10
- pirogen10
- ponders10
- pongier10
- porgies10
- presong10
- proning10
- prosing10
- respond10
- ropings10
- serpigo10
- sponger10
- spongin10
- sporing10
- springe10
- doping10
- griped10
- groped10
- pinged10
- ponged10
- pongid10
- negronis9
- dingers9
- dingoes9
- droning9
- endings9
- engirds9
- eroding9
- grinned9
- groined9
- ignored9
- orpines9
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