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Hedging

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

About 2 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Common

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

What does hedging mean?

noun

  1. any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

    Synonymshedge

  2. an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement

    “when you say `maybe' you are just hedging”

    Synonymshedge

Is HEDGING 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 HEDGING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
h 4e 1d 2g 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
h 3e 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 HEDGING

Hooks for HEDGING

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

hedgings

Words that end like HEDGING

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.

wedgingdredgingedgingpledgingacknowledging
All words ending in -EDGING

Hedging: quick answers

Is HEDGING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HEDGING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HEDGING worth?
HEDGING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does hedging mean?
As a noun, hedging means “any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HEDGING?
You can make 64 shorter words from HEDGING, such as HINGED, NIGHED, GIGHE, EDGING. See the full list.