Is SCORNING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCORNING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCORNING mean?
Scorning is a form of SCORN.
- noun
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
“he was held in contempt”
- verb
look down on with disdain
“He despises the people he has to work for”
- noun
open disrespect for a person or thing
- verb
reject with contempt
“She spurned his advances”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 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 SCORNING
SCORNING 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 SCORNING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- consign10
- corning10
- scoring10
- coigns9
- coning9
- corgis9
- coring9
- cosign9
- incogs9
- snoring8
- sorning8
- conins8
- orcins8
- coign8
- corgi8
- incog8
- orgic8
- girons7
- grison7
- groins7
- nosing7
- rosing7
- signor7
- soring7
- cions7
- coins7
- coirs7
- conin7
- conns7
- corns7
- icons7
- orcin7
- scion7
- scorn7
- sonic7
- cigs7
- cogs7
- ronins6
- girns6
- giron6
- giros6
- grins6
- groin6
- rings6
- cion6
- coin6
- coir6
- coni6
- conn6
- cons6
- corn6
- cors6
- cris6
- icon6
- orcs6
- rocs6
- cig6
- cog6
- inros5
- irons5
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