REDUCING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. REDUCING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
r1e1d2u1c3i1n1g2
PlayableREDUCING · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept REDUCING?
| 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: 38 / 100
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.75%
Our own measure of how useful REDUCING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REDUCING
No single letter turns REDUCING into another word.
How REDUCING scores
Scrabble r1e1d2u1c3i1n1g2 12
Words with Friends r1e1d2u2c4i1n2g3 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in REDUCING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REDUCING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about REDUCING
- All 8 letters of REDUCING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in REDUCING
cringed11 curding11 deucing11 educing11 inducer10 dungier9 ceding10 griced10 cering9 cinder9 crined9 cringe9 cueing9 curing9 induce9 nerdic9 uniced9 dering8 dinger8 dunger8 during8 engird8 gerund8 girned8 guider8 gurned8 nudger8 reding8 ringed8 runged8 ungird8 inured7 rueing7 ruined7 urined7 cider8 cried8 crude8 cuing8 cured8
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Common questions about REDUCING
- Is REDUCING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REDUCING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REDUCING worth?
- REDUCING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to REDUCING?
- No single letter can be added to REDUCING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of REDUCING:
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