Is AVALANCHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AVALANCHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AVALANCHING mean?
Avalanching is a form of AVALANCHE.
- noun
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- noun
a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
“the program brought an avalanche of mail”
- verb
gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + V (4) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 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 AVALANCHING
AVALANCHING 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 AVALANCHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- valancing15
- galvanic14
- lanching14
- halving14
- calving13
- having13
- hangnail12
- aching12
- caving12
- canaling11
- anhinga11
- vaginal11
- channa11
- chaga11
- chang11
- ching11
- ginch11
- halva11
- lancing10
- aahing10
- gavial10
- haling10
- laving10
- vagina10
- cavil10
- chain10
- chana10
- china10
- clavi10
- laich10
- lanch10
- vinca10
- gach10
- caning9
- lacing9
- ahing9
- galah9
- laigh9
- vagal9
- cava9
- chai9
- chia9
- chin9
- inch9
- lich9
- analgia8
- anginal8
- acing8
- anvil8
- avail8
- avian8
- clang8
- cling8
- naval8
- nival8
- vinal8
- agha8
- hang8
- nigh8
- vagi8
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