POWERING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POWERING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POWERING?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POWERING is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POWERING
No single letter turns POWERING into another word.
How POWERING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POWERING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POWERING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POWERING
- All 8 letters of POWERING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POWERING mean in Scrabble?
POWERING is the -ing form (present participle) of POWER.
POWER(noun) — The ability to do something, or the capacity to control people or events.
Shorter words from the letters in POWERING
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Common questions about POWERING
- Is POWERING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POWERING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POWERING worth?
- POWERING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POWERING?
- No single letter can be added to POWERING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POWERING:
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