Is CHAMPING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHAMPING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHAMPING mean?
Champing is a form of CHAMP.
- noun
someone who has won first place in a competition
- verb
chafe at the bit, like horses
- verb
chew noisily
“The boy chomped his sandwich”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + M (3) + P (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 CHAMPING
CHAMPING 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 CHAMPING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- camping14
- champ14
- chimp14
- painch13
- aching12
- pinch12
- amping11
- caping11
- macing11
- pacing11
- campi11
- chang11
- ching11
- ginch11
- caph11
- cham11
- chap11
- chip11
- mach11
- chain10
- china10
- gamic10
- magic10
- camp10
- gach10
- ahing9
- amnic9
- manic9
- panic9
- chai9
- chia9
- chin9
- gamp9
- gimp9
- inch9
- acing8
- aping8
- gamin8
- cami8
- hang8
- mica8
- nigh8
- pica8
- pima8
- chi8
- ham8
- hap8
- hic8
- him8
- hip8
- ich8
- pah8
- phi8
- magi7
- pang7
- ping7
- amp7
- cam7
- cap7
- ghi7
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