PADDING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PADDING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PADDING?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PADDING is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PADDING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paddingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PADDING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PADDING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 914,927.
What does PADDING mean in Scrabble?
noun
Soft material used to fill or cushion something, or needless extra content added to make a text longer.
Padding can be foam in a sofa, a thick layer under a helmet, or filler words in an essay. Teachers use it as criticism when they notice that sentences add length but no meaning.
How PADDING is used
Padding is used for physical cushioning and for filler text in writing and speeches.
- The helmet has thick padding around the ears.
- Cut the padding from your essay and keep the main points.
- The parcel arrived with extra padding inside the box.
- The shoulders of the jacket had too much padding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PADDING and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PADDING
1 longer words begin with PADDING.
Shorter words from the letters in PADDING
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Common questions about PADDING
- Is PADDING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PADDING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PADDING worth?
- PADDING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PADDING mean?
- Soft material used to fill or cushion something, or needless extra content added to make a text longer.
- What letters can be added to PADDING?
- PADDING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PADDING:
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