hiding H₄I₁D₂I₁N₁G₂

HIDING names the state of being concealed or a place where something is concealed. Its entry also gives two less familiar senses: removing an animal’s hide, and a beating or spanking. The six-letter spelling earns 11 Scrabble points, with H contributing four and the two I tiles only one apiece.

HIDING at a glance

• HIDING has six letters and earns 11 base points in Scrabble.
• Its tile values are H=4, I=1, D=2, I=1, N=1, and G=2.
• The word has 12 one-letter neighbors, including RIDING, HIRING, and HIKING.
• No anagrams use all six letters.

What does HIDING mean?

HIDING means a state of concealment or a place of concealment. The definition also includes skinning an animal to obtain its hide, a narrower sense tied to the noun “hide” rather than the familiar act of staying out of sight.

A fourth sense is a beating or spanking. That range matters in older or specialized writing: the common concealment meaning is only one part of the entry, while the skinning sense describes a process.

How does HIDING score in Scrabble?

The 11-point total comes from H (4), D (2), G (2), and three one-point tiles: I, I, and N. H is the scoring hinge; on a premium square, apply the board bonus to the tile or word as directed. Without a bonus, the printed tile values add to 11.

The 12 one-letter neighbors include familiar changes such as RIDING, HIRING, HIKING, SIDING, and AIDING. Each keeps five letters in place and changes one. By contrast, rearranging HIDING’s letters produces no anagram, so a rack containing those exact tiles has no alternate full-length answer here.

HIDING begins with H, a starting letter shared by 4% of six-letter words, and ends in G, shared by 3% of six-letter endings. Its 12 listed rhymes, including BEING, DOING, and HAVING, share the -ing ending; that spelling match does not mean every rhyme sounds identical.