BREATHING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points

Yes. BREATHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept BREATHING?

Word power: 33 / 100

Our own measure of how useful BREATHING is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BREATHING

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BREATHING scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in BREATHING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BREATHING has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about BREATHING

• All 9 letters of BREATHING are different — nothing repeats.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with BREATHING

1 longer words begin with BREATHING.

Shorter words from the letters in BREATHING

Showing 40 of 518. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about BREATHING

Is BREATHING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts BREATHING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is BREATHING worth?

BREATHING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BREATHING?

BREATHING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.