Is GIVING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIVING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is GIVING worth?

GIVING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to GIVING?

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

GIVING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. GIVING 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.

g2i1v4i1n1g2

PlayableGIVING · 6 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

15points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 919,794odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept GIVING?

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: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.83

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.33%

Our own measure of how useful GIVING is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for GIVING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

givings12

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

How GIVING scores

Scrabble g2i1v4i1n1g2 11

Words with Friends g3i1v5i1n2g3 15

Face value of the 6 tiles in GIVING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
g	2	3
i	2	9
v	1	2
n	1	6

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.

What stands out about GIVING

GIVING begins and ends with the same letter.

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

Words starting with GIVING

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1 longer words begin with GIVING.

Shorter words from the letters in GIVING

ging6 vig7 vin6 gig5 igg5 gin4 ing4 gi3 in2

Common questions about GIVING

Is GIVING valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIVING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is GIVING worth?: GIVING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to GIVING?: GIVING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GIVING:

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