DIGGING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIGGING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIGGING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIGGING is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIGGING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diggingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIGGING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DIGGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 3 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,527 thousand.
What does DIGGING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of breaking up and moving earth, or a place where this is done.
Digging is the work of gardeners, builders and archaeologists, using spades or machines. It can also mean a search for information, as in digging through old records. In the plural, diggings are sites where something such as gold is mined.
How DIGGING is used
Used for earthwork, for archaeological work and for searching records.
- The digging took the whole weekend.
- Her digging in the archive turned up a forgotten letter.
- Heavy digging is hard work on clay soil.
- The digging at the site uncovered Roman pottery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIGGING and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIGGING
1 longer words begin with DIGGING.
Shorter words from the letters in DIGGING
Common questions about DIGGING
- Is DIGGING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIGGING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIGGING worth?
- DIGGING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIGGING mean?
- The act of breaking up and moving earth, or a place where this is done.
- What letters can be added to DIGGING?
- DIGGING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DIGGING:
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