Is SORROWING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SORROWING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SORROWING mean?
- adjective
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
“bereft of hope”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + O (1) + R (1) + R (1) + O (1) + W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 SORROWING
SORROWING 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 SORROWING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rowings11
- rowing10
- sowing10
- wooing10
- wrings10
- wrongs10
- sorrow9
- gowns9
- grown9
- grows9
- owing9
- swing9
- wings9
- wring9
- wrong9
- roosing8
- swoon8
- sworn8
- winos8
- gown8
- grow8
- swig8
- wigs8
- wing8
- girons7
- grison7
- groins7
- isogon7
- rigors7
- rosing7
- signor7
- soring7
- nows7
- owns7
- rows7
- snow7
- sown7
- wino7
- wins7
- wons7
- woos7
- worn7
- wig7
- orison6
- girns6
- giron6
- giros6
- goons6
- grins6
- groin6
- rigor6
- rings6
- sorgo6
- now6
- own6
- row6
- sow6
- win6
- wis6
- won6
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