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Hewing

Q: What does hewing mean?

hewing is the present participle of hew, which means “make or shape as with an axe”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

h ₄e ₁w ₄i ₁n ₁g ₂

About 2 syllables

verb · 6 letters · Common · present participle of hew

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

What does hewing mean?

verb

make or shape as with an axe
“hew out a path in the rock”
Synonymshew out
strike with an axe; cut down, strike
“hew an oak”

Definitions shown for hew, the base form of hewing.

Is HEWING a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 HEWING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts

h ₄e ₁w ₄i ₁n ₁g ₂

Words With Friends

14 pts

h ₃e ₁w ₄i ₁n ₂g ₃

Wordfeud

14 pts

h ₄e ₁w ₄i ₁n ₁g ₃

NYT Crossplay

15 pts

h ₃e ₁w ₅i ₁n ₁g ₄

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

Words from the letters in HEWING

Anagrams 1

whinge

Best shorter words top 30 of 39

weigh 12 whig 11 whine 11 hewn 10 when 10 whin 10 ehing 9 gwine 9 hew 9 hinge 9 neigh 9 winge 9 hing 8 nigh 8 wing 8 ghi 7 wig 7 wine 7 hen 6 hie 6 hin 6 new 6 wen 6 win 6 eh 5 gien 5 he 5 hi 5 we 5 eng 4

See all 39 words made from HEWING

Hooks for HEWING

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

Front hooks

chewing shewing whewing

Back hooks

hewings

Words that end like HEWING

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

screwing mewing sewing brewing crewing skewing slewing spewing stewing strewing renewing mildewing unscrewing corkscrewing chewing

All words ending in -EWING

Hewing: quick answers

Is HEWING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. HEWING 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 HEWING worth?

HEWING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does hewing mean?

hewing is the present participle of hew, which means “make or shape as with an axe”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in HEWING?

You can make 39 shorter words from HEWING, such as WEIGH, WHIG, WHINE, HEWN. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of HEWING?

HEWING rearranges into WHINGE.