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Dredging

d 2r 1e 1d 2g 2i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of dredge

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does dredging mean?

verb

  1. cover before cooking

    “dredge the chicken in flour before frying it”

  2. search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

    Synonymsdrag

  3. remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water

Definitions shown for dredge, the base form of dredging.

Is DREDGING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DREDGING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
d 2r 1e 1d 2g 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
d 2r 1e 1d 2g 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
d 2r 1e 1d 2g 3i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
d 2r 1e 1d 2g 4i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DREDGING

Hooks for DREDGING

Add one letter to the front or back of DREDGING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

dredgings

Words that end like DREDGING

Common words that share the ending -EDGING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

pledginghedgingwedgingedgingacknowledging
All words ending in -EDGING

Dredging: quick answers

Is DREDGING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DREDGING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DREDGING worth?
DREDGING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does dredging mean?
dredging is the present participle of dredge, which means “cover before cooking”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DREDGING?
You can make 110 shorter words from DREDGING, such as DIGGED, GRINDED, REDDING, DIGGER. See the full list.