Is CHAIRING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHAIRING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHAIRING mean?
Chairing is a form of CHAIR.
- noun
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
“he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down”
- noun
the position of professor
“he was awarded an endowed chair in economics”
- noun
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
“address your remarks to the chairperson”
- noun
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
“the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + I (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 CHAIRING
CHAIRING 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 CHAIRING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- arching13
- chagrin13
- charing13
- aching12
- grinch12
- inarch11
- chang11
- ching11
- ginch11
- haring10
- hiring10
- archi10
- chain10
- chair10
- china10
- ranch10
- gach10
- arcing9
- caring9
- racing9
- ricing9
- ahing9
- arch9
- chai9
- char9
- chia9
- chin9
- inch9
- rich9
- acing8
- cigar8
- icing8
- argh8
- hang8
- nigh8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- airing7
- acini7
- cairn7
- naric7
- ricin7
- crag7
- hair7
- ghi7
- hag7
- garni6
- grain6
- iring6
- cain6
- carn6
- cria6
- narc6
- ahi6
- cig6
- hin6
- nah6
- rah6
- agin5
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