Is CAVALIERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAVALIERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAVALIERING mean?
Cavaliering is a form of CAVALIER.
- noun
a gallant or courtly gentleman
- noun
a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
- adjective
given to haughty disregard of others
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + V (4) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + R (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 CAVALIERING
CAVALIERING 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 CAVALIERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clavering15
- vigilance15
- reavailing14
- caviling14
- cleaving14
- galvanic14
- vicarage14
- vicinage14
- carnival13
- cavalier13
- valencia13
- valiance13
- variance13
- variceal13
- vicarial13
- agravic13
- calving13
- carving13
- craving13
- availing12
- livering12
- raveling12
- reliving12
- reviling12
- rivaling12
- virginal12
- avarice12
- caravel12
- caviare12
- caviler12
- clavier12
- valance12
- valeric12
- vicinal12
- caving12
- vicing12
- angelica11
- clearing11
- clingier11
- craaling11
- reaginic11
- relacing11
- valerian11
- leaving11
- reaving11
- reiving11
- vaginae11
- vaginal11
- vailing11
- vealing11
- veiling11
- vialing11
- vinegar11
- airvac11
- carvel11
- carven11
- cavern11
- caviar11
- claver11
- clivia11
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