Is CEILINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CEILINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CEILINGS mean?
Ceilings is a form of CEILING.
- noun
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
“he hated painting the ceiling”
- noun
(meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
- noun
an upper limit on what is allowed
“he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him”
- noun
maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 11 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 CEILINGS
CEILINGS 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 CEILINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ceiling10
- slicing10
- clings9
- icings9
- ceilis8
- clines8
- incels8
- incise8
- clegs8
- cling8
- genic8
- icing8
- ingles7
- isling7
- single7
- ceili7
- ceils7
- cines7
- cline7
- incel7
- since7
- slice7
- cigs7
- cleg7
- sileni6
- genii6
- glens6
- ingle6
- lings6
- segni6
- sengi6
- sigil6
- singe6
- sling6
- ceil6
- cels6
- cine6
- ices6
- lice6
- nice6
- sice6
- cig6
- lenis5
- liens5
- lines5
- nisei5
- egis5
- engs5
- gels5
- gens5
- gien5
- gies5
- gins5
- glen5
- legs5
- ling5
- negs5
- sign5
- sing5
- cel5
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