Is WEAKENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WEAKENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WEAKENING mean?
- noun
becoming weaker
- noun
the act of reducing the strength of something
- adjective
causing debilitation
- adjective
moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + E (1) + A (1) + K (5) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 WEAKENING
WEAKENING 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 WEAKENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wakening16
- wanking15
- waking14
- weaken13
- keening12
- kneeing12
- knawe12
- waken12
- gawk12
- weaning11
- weening11
- knew11
- wake11
- wank11
- weak11
- week11
- weka11
- wink11
- aweing10
- awning10
- waning10
- weeing10
- eking10
- kiang10
- akene9
- awing9
- gnawn9
- gwine9
- ngwee9
- wigan9
- gank9
- geek9
- gink9
- king9
- newie8
- akee8
- akin8
- gnaw8
- kain8
- kane8
- keen8
- kina8
- kine8
- knee8
- wage8
- wing8
- keg8
- engine7
- innage7
- anew7
- awee7
- wain7
- wane7
- wean7
- ween7
- wine7
- eek7
- eke7
- ink7
- kae7
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