Is SHADOWING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHADOWING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHADOWING mean?
- noun
the act of following someone secretly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 SHADOWING
SHADOWING 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 SHADOWING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shawing14
- showing14
- washing14
- hawing13
- shadow13
- whangs13
- dashing12
- dowsing12
- hagdons12
- sandhog12
- shading12
- dhows12
- whang12
- whids12
- whigs12
- dawing11
- dowing11
- hading11
- hagdon11
- wading11
- shawn11
- shown11
- whins11
- wisha11
- dhow11
- whid11
- whig11
- ashing10
- danish10
- disown10
- diwans10
- gowans10
- hogans10
- hondas10
- hosing10
- indows10
- sandhi10
- sawing10
- sowing10
- wagons10
- wigans10
- gowds10
- haws10
- hows10
- hwan10
- shaw10
- show10
- shwa10
- wash10
- whin10
- whoa10
- wish10
- ganoids9
- adown9
- ahing9
- awing9
- dashi9
- dawns9
- diwan9
- dosha9
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