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Fending

f 4e 1n 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · present participle of fend

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

What does fending mean?

verb

  1. try to manage without help

    “The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died”

  2. withstand the force of something

    “The trees resisted her”

    Synonymsresiststand

Definitions shown for fend, the base form of fending.

Is FENDING 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 FENDING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
f 4e 1n 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
f 4e 1n 2d 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

13 pts
f 4e 1n 1d 2i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
f 4e 1n 1d 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in FENDING

Words that end like FENDING

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

sendingendingspendingbendinglendingmendingpendingrendingtendingvendingblendingtrendingattendingdependingextendingintendingsuspendingrecommendingamendingappendingascendingimpendingdescendingpretending
All words ending in -ENDING

Fending: quick answers

Is FENDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FENDING 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 FENDING worth?
FENDING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does fending mean?
fending is the present participle of fend, which means “try to manage without help”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FENDING?
You can make 69 shorter words from FENDING, such as FIDGE, FINNED, FEIGN, FIEND. See the full list.