Is SPADING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPADING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPADING mean?
Spading is a form of SPADE.
- noun
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
“she led a low spade”
- noun
a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
- verb
dig (up) with a spade
“I spade compost into the flower beds”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + A (1) + D (2) + 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 SPADING
SPADING 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 SPADING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aping8
- padis8
- pangs8
- pings8
- sapid8
- spang8
- dangs7
- dings7
- gadis7
- nipas7
- pains7
- pians7
- pinas7
- daps7
- dips7
- gaps7
- gasp7
- gips7
- padi7
- pads7
- paid7
- pang7
- pigs7
- ping7
- gains6
- signa6
- dags6
- dang6
- digs6
- ding6
- gadi6
- gads6
- gids6
- naps6
- nipa6
- nips6
- pain6
- pans6
- pian6
- pias6
- pina6
- pins6
- snap6
- snip6
- span6
- spin6
- dap6
- dip6
- gap6
- gip6
- pad6
- pig6
- agin5
- aids5
- ands5
- dais5
- dans5
- dins5
- gain5
- gins5
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