Is WORSENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WORSENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WORSENING mean?
- noun
process of changing to an inferior state
- noun
changing something with the result that it becomes worse
- adjective
changing for the worse
“worried by the worsening storm”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 WORSENING
WORSENING 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 WORSENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- resowing12
- ingrown11
- rowings11
- snowing11
- swinger11
- wigeons11
- wingers11
- renowns10
- snowier10
- winners10
- wonners10
- owning10
- rowing10
- sewing10
- sowing10
- swinge10
- wigeon10
- winger10
- wrings10
- wrongs10
- negronis9
- nowise9
- owners9
- renown9
- resown9
- rewins9
- rowens9
- winner9
- winoes9
- wonner9
- worsen9
- gowns9
- grown9
- grows9
- gwine9
- owing9
- swing9
- wings9
- wring9
- wrong9
- eringos8
- ginners8
- ignores8
- negroni8
- regions8
- signore8
- snoring8
- sorning8
- enows8
- owies8
- owner8
- owsen8
- resow8
- rewin8
- rewon8
- rowen8
- serow8
- sinew8
- sower8
- swine8
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