Is SPOONING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPOONING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPOONING mean?
Spooning is a form of SPOON.
- noun
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
- noun
as much as a spoon will hold
“he added two spoons of sugar”
- noun
formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face
- verb
scoop up or take up with a spoon
“spoon the sauce over the roast”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + O (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 SPOONING
SPOONING 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.
Anagrams of SPOONING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SPOONING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- snooping11
- spongin10
- opsonin9
- gipons9
- pingos9
- pongos9
- pooing9
- posing9
- noosing8
- pinons8
- poison8
- gipon8
- goops8
- oping8
- pingo8
- pings8
- pogos8
- pongo8
- pongs8
- gonion7
- isogon7
- nosing7
- inspo7
- opsin7
- pinon7
- pions7
- poons7
- snoop7
- spoon7
- gips7
- goop7
- pigs7
- ping7
- pogo7
- pong7
- onions6
- goons6
- nips6
- oops6
- pins6
- pion6
- piso6
- pois6
- pons6
- poon6
- poos6
- snip6
- spin6
- gip6
- pig6
- nonis5
- noons5
- onion5
- gins5
- goon5
- goos5
- nogs5
- sign5
- sing5
- snog5
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