Is SOUNDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOUNDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOUNDING mean?
- adjective
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
“left their clothes dirty looking”
- noun
a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
- noun
the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
- adjective
having volume or deepness
“sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 10 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 SOUNDING
Single letters that turn SOUNDING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of SOUNDING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SOUNDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- undoings10
- dousing9
- guidons9
- undoing9
- dingos8
- dingus8
- doings8
- dosing8
- guidon8
- sundog8
- nosing7
- dingo7
- dings7
- doing7
- dongs7
- dungs7
- guids7
- unions6
- unison6
- dinos6
- dunno6
- nidus6
- nodus6
- sound6
- suing6
- udons6
- undos6
- using6
- digs6
- ding6
- dogs6
- dong6
- dugs6
- dung6
- gids6
- gods6
- guid6
- nonis5
- nouns5
- union5
- dino5
- dins5
- dons5
- duns5
- duos5
- gins5
- gnus5
- guns5
- nodi5
- nods5
- nogs5
- nugs5
- ouds5
- sign5
- sing5
- snog5
- snug5
- song5
- sung5
- udon5
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