Is ARTICLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARTICLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARTICLING mean?
Articling is a form of ARTICLE.
- noun
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
- noun
one of a class of artifacts
“an article of clothing”
- noun
a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
- noun
(grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ARTICLING
ARTICLING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ARTICLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- granitic11
- carling10
- carting10
- catling10
- crating10
- talcing10
- tracing10
- tricing10
- ringtail9
- trailing9
- trialing9
- acting9
- arcing9
- caring9
- citing9
- garlic9
- lacing9
- racing9
- ricing9
- tragic9
- airting8
- intagli8
- lairing8
- railing8
- tailing8
- tirling8
- carlin8
- catlin8
- citral8
- citrin8
- iatric8
- italic8
- nitric8
- rictal8
- tincal8
- acing8
- cigar8
- clang8
- cling8
- icing8
- ailing7
- airing7
- artigi7
- gratin7
- nilgai7
- rating7
- riling7
- taring7
- tiling7
- tiring7
- acini7
- actin7
- antic7
- cairn7
- cilia7
- iliac7
- licit7
- linac7
- naric7
- ricin7
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