Is STRENGTHENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRENGTHENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRENGTHENING mean?
- noun
becoming stronger
- noun
the act of increasing the strength of something
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + G (2) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 STRENGTHENING
STRENGTHENING 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 STRENGTHENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- retightens14
- strengthen14
- tighteners14
- retighten13
- teethings13
- tethering13
- tightener13
- thirteens12
- greenish12
- greenths12
- rehinges12
- rightest12
- seething12
- sennight12
- sheening12
- sheering12
- sheeting12
- strength12
- teething12
- tightens12
- gettering11
- greenings11
- greetings11
- enshrine11
- inherent11
- thinners11
- thinnest11
- thirteen11
- greenth11
- henting11
- hingers11
- nighest11
- rehinge11
- resight11
- sighter11
- tighten11
- tighter11
- renesting10
- resenting10
- resetting10
- retesting10
- ringettes10
- stringent10
- tentering10
- egesting10
- greening10
- greeting10
- reneging10
- triggest10
- heister10
- henries10
- hinters10
- hitters10
- inheres10
- neither10
- reshine10
- shitter10
- tethers10
- theines10
- therein10
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