Is TENDERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TENDERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TENDERING mean?
Tendering is a form of TENDER.
- adjective
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
“a tender heart”
- adjective
hurting
“the tender spot on his jaw”
- adjective
young and immature
“at a tender age”
- adjective
having or displaying warmth or affection
“affectionate children”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (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 TENDERING
TENDERING 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 TENDERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- trending10
- entering9
- indenter9
- intender9
- interned9
- denting9
- dreeing9
- energid9
- engined9
- grinned9
- needing9
- reeding9
- reigned9
- rending9
- tending9
- dentine8
- integer8
- renting8
- ringent8
- treeing8
- dinger8
- edgier8
- ending8
- engird8
- gender8
- genned8
- ginned8
- girned8
- girted8
- nidget8
- reding8
- ringed8
- tinged8
- interne7
- denier7
- dentin7
- dieter7
- dinner7
- endite7
- endrin7
- engine7
- engirt7
- gerent7
- ginner7
- indene7
- indent7
- intend7
- nereid7
- reedit7
- regent7
- reined7
- rented7
- retied7
- rident7
- teeing7
- tender7
- tiered7
- tinder7
- tinned7
- trined7
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