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Dunning

d 2u 1n 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Less common · present participle of dun

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

What does dunning mean?

verb

  1. treat cruelly

    “The children tormented the stuttering teacher”

    Synonymstormentragbedevilcrucifyfrustrate

  2. persistently ask for overdue payment

    “The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone”

  3. cure by salting

    “dun codfish”

  4. make a dun color

Definitions shown for dun, the base form of dunning.

Is DUNNING 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 DUNNING worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
d 2u 1n 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

14 pts
d 2u 2n 2n 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

11 pts
d 2u 2n 1n 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
d 2u 2n 1n 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in DUNNING

Hooks for DUNNING

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

dunnings

Words that end like DUNNING

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

runningcunningstunninggunningpunningsunningshunningoutrunningoverrunningshotgunning
All words ending in -UNNING

Dunning: quick answers

Is DUNNING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DUNNING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DUNNING worth?
DUNNING scores 9 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does dunning mean?
dunning is the present participle of dun, which means “treat cruelly”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DUNNING?
You can make 26 shorter words from DUNNING, such as DUING, DING, DUNG, GUID. See the full list.