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Scrounging

s 1c 3r 1o 1u 1n 1g 2i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · present participle of scrounge

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

What does scrounging mean?

verb

  1. collect or look around for (food)

    Synonymsforage

  2. obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling

    “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”

    Synonymsschnorrshnorrcadge

Definitions shown for scrounge, the base form of scrounging.

Is SCROUNGING 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 SCROUNGING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
s 1c 3r 1o 1u 1n 1g 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
s 1c 4r 1o 1u 2n 2g 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
s 1c 4r 1o 1u 2n 1g 3i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
s 1c 3r 1o 1u 2n 1g 4i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in SCROUNGING

Hooks for SCROUNGING

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

scroungings

Words that end like SCROUNGING

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

lounging
All words ending in -OUNGING

Scrounging: quick answers

Is SCROUNGING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SCROUNGING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SCROUNGING worth?
SCROUNGING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does scrounging mean?
scrounging is the present participle of scrounge, which means “collect or look around for (food)”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SCROUNGING?
You can make 313 shorter words from SCROUNGING, such as CONGRUING, SCOURGING, SCROUGING, SCOUGING. See the full list.