Is “Padding” a Scrabble word?
Yes
PADDING
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Padding
/ˈpædɪŋ/
verb
1.To stuff.
2.To furnish with a pad or padding.
3.To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.
“May 21, 2008, Austin American-Statesman”
verb
1.To travel along (a road, path etc.).
2.To travel on foot.
3.To wear a path by walking.
noun
1.Soft filling material used in cushions etc.
2.Extra characters such as spaces added to a record to fill it out to a fixed length.
3.Extraneous text added to a message for the purpose of concealing its beginning, ending, or length.