Scrabble Word Finder

MOTHERING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points

Yes. MOTHERING 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.

m3o1t1h4e1r1i1n1g2
PlayableMOTHERING · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
2hooks available

Which word lists accept MOTHERING?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 36 / 100

36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.67
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6%

Our own measure of how useful MOTHERING is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MOTHERING

Front hooks — 1

smothering16

Back hooks — 1

motherings16

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

How MOTHERING scores

Scrabble m3o1t1h4e1r1i1n1g2 15
Words with Friends m4o1t1h3e1r1i1n2g3 17

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

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
m12
o18
t16
h12
e112
r16
i19
n16
g13

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

What stands out about MOTHERING

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

Words starting with MOTHERING

motherings16

1 longer words begin with MOTHERING.

Shorter words from the letters in MOTHERING

homering14 rehoming14 thermion13 othering12 thongier12 throeing12 theming13 moither12 mothier12 gothier11 righten11 emoting10 metring10 mitogen10 moering10 terming10 genitor8 homing12 hermit11 hitmen11 homier11 menhir11 mither11 moneth11 mother11 gorhen10 heting10 hinger10 hoeing10 hogtie10 nigher10 righto10 thingo10 throng10 ethion9 germin9 gromet9 heriot9 heroin9 hinter9

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Common questions about MOTHERING

Is MOTHERING valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOTHERING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is MOTHERING worth?
MOTHERING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to MOTHERING?
MOTHERING takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MOTHERING:

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