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Treading

t 1r 1e 1a 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of tread

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

What does treading mean?

verb

  1. put down or press the foot, place the foot

    “For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”

    Synonymsstep

  2. tread or stomp heavily or roughly

    “The soldiers trampled across the fields”

    Synonymstrample

  3. crush as if by treading on

    “tread grapes to make wine”

  4. brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center

  5. apply (the tread) to a tire

  6. mate with

    “male birds tread the females”

Definitions shown for tread, the base form of treading.

Is TREADING 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 TREADING worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
t 1r 1e 1a 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

12 pts
t 1r 1e 1a 1d 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

11 pts
t 1r 1e 1a 1d 2i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
t 1r 1e 1a 1d 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in TREADING

Anagrams 3

deratinggradientredating

Hooks for TREADING

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

treadings

Words that end like TREADING

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

headingleadingreadingspreadingdreadingbreadingkneadingpleadingbeadingthreadingmisleadingrereadingmisreadingbeheadinghomesteadingproofreadingspearheading
All words ending in -EADING

Treading: quick answers

Is TREADING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TREADING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TREADING worth?
TREADING scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 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 treading mean?
treading is the present participle of tread, which means “put down or press the foot, place the foot”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TREADING?
You can make 423 shorter words from TREADING, such as AREDING, DARTING, DEARING, DERAIGN. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of TREADING?
TREADING rearranges into DERATING, GRADIENT, REDATING.