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SOFTENING

9 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What SOFTENING Means

  1. noun: the process of becoming softer“refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit”
  2. adjective: having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SOFTENING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 O1 F4 T1 E1 N1 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In SOFTENING

336 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

7 letter words (8)

6 letter words (45)

5 letter words (74)

4 letter words (108)

3 letter words (76)

2 letter words (25)

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