COVERING means something that lies on, over, or around something else, especially for protection or concealment. In word games, it's a strategic 8-letter word featuring the valuable V tile (4 points) and the versatile -ING ending.
Yes. COVERING is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends and 16 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | C | O | V | E | R | I | N | G | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Words With Friends | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| Wordfeud | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
A COVERING serves as protection, concealment, or decoration—from blankets shielding against poverty's cold nights to tarps protecting valuable equipment. Coverings range from simple cloth to complex architectural facades. They hide, protect, and transform what lies beneath. In journalism, "covering" a story means investigating it thoroughly, while quizzers know that covering all possible answers is key to success.
In word games, COVERING delivers {gameData[selectedGame].points} base points. The V tile (4 points) provides solid value, while the common -ING ending offers excellent hooking potential. At 8 letters, it's too long for a standard bingo but perfect for board control and creating multiple intersections with existing words.
Strategic tip: COVERING can be built from COVER by adding -ING, making it perfect for sequential plays. The -ING ending is one of the most versatile in English—memorize words that can take this suffix. Look for opportunities to play off existing COV- combinations or -ERING endings on the board.
COVERING combines "cover" + "-ing." "Cover" comes from Old French "covrir," from Latin "cooperire" (to cover completely), combining "co-" (altogether) + "operire" (to close, cover). The -ING suffix creates both the present participle ("I am covering") and the gerund noun ("the covering"). First recorded in the 14th century, it originally meant "act of concealing" before expanding to mean the physical object that covers.
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of COVERING.
Hooks: no front hooks; back COVERINGS.
Words inside COVERING: 139 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: CORVINECOVINGNOVICEOVERINGVOICERCOREIGNCOVENCOVERCOVINGOVERNROVINGVOICE. See all words from COVERING.