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Is CACKLING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CACKLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CACKLING mean?

Cackling is a form of CACKLE.

  1. verb

    talk or utter in a cackling manner

    “The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine”

  2. verb

    squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens

  3. verb

    emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing

  4. noun

    the sound made by a hen after laying an egg

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
22
Letters
8

C (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 CACKLING

CACKLING 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.

Anagrams of CACKLING

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from CACKLING

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