Is CARTWHEELING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARTWHEELING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARTWHEELING mean?
Cartwheeling is a form of CARTWHEEL.
- noun
a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
- noun
acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel
- noun
a dollar made of silver
- verb
do cartwheels: perform an acrobatic movement using both hands and feet
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + W (4) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 21 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 CARTWHEELING
CARTWHEELING 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 CARTWHEELING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rewatching19
- rechewing18
- weathering17
- cartwheel17
- watching17
- welching17
- reteaching16
- nightwear16
- wreathing16
- clerihew16
- chawing16
- chewing16
- chinwag16
- chelating15
- clearwing15
- lechering15
- lethargic15
- racheting15
- trachling15
- wealthier15
- thrawing15
- weighter15
- wheeling15
- wrathing15
- chewier15
- rewatch15
- watcher15
- welcher15
- wencher15
- wincher15
- leathering14
- heretical14
- charting14
- cheating14
- cheering14
- crawling14
- lacewing14
- latching14
- leaching14
- leeching14
- letching14
- lichgate14
- reaching14
- rechange14
- retching14
- teaching14
- teiglach14
- waterhen14
- whitener14
- wreathen14
- reweigh14
- thalweg14
- thawing14
- weigher14
- whaling14
- whangee14
- whinger14
- chawer14
- chewer14
- lechwe14
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