Is CHANGELINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHANGELINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHANGELINGS mean?
Changelings is a form of CHANGELING.
- noun
a person of subnormal intelligence
- noun
a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 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 CHANGELINGS
CHANGELINGS 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 CHANGELINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- changeling17
- encashing15
- enchasing15
- changing15
- clashing14
- lanching14
- leaching14
- gaching14
- cagelings13
- hanseling13
- channels13
- clannish13
- cleanish13
- enchains13
- gnashing13
- hangings13
- cashing13
- changes13
- chasing13
- ginches13
- leching13
- cleanings12
- cleansing12
- cageling12
- clanging12
- encaging12
- glaceing12
- glancing12
- healings12
- leashing12
- shealing12
- chaines12
- channel12
- enchain12
- gashing12
- haggles12
- hanging12
- higgles12
- lanches12
- lichens12
- aching12
- change12
- changs12
- chings12
- eching12
- gaches12
- gleanings11
- cleaning11
- encasing11
- enlacing11
- english11
- healing11
- lashing11
- shingle11
- chaine11
- chains11
- chaise11
- chelas11
- chiels11
- chiles11
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