Is WONDERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WONDERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WONDERING mean?
- adjective
showing curiosity
“if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + O (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 WONDERING
WONDERING 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 WONDERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dowering13
- drowning13
- endowing13
- downing12
- redwing12
- wendigo12
- wending12
- widgeon12
- wording12
- wringed12
- wronged12
- downier11
- ingrown11
- dewing11
- dowing11
- gowned11
- winged11
- downer10
- enwind10
- owning10
- rewind10
- rowing10
- weirdo10
- wigeon10
- winder10
- winger10
- winned10
- wonder10
- wonned10
- wordie10
- wodge10
- droning9
- eroding9
- grinned9
- groined9
- ignored9
- redoing9
- rending9
- renown9
- winner9
- wonner9
- dower9
- dowie9
- drown9
- dwine9
- endow9
- grown9
- gwine9
- indow9
- owing9
- owned9
- rowed9
- weird9
- widen9
- wider9
- wined9
- wired9
- wried9
- wring9
- wrong9
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