Is CHANNELISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHANNELISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHANNELISING mean?
Channelising is a form of CHANNELISE.
- verb
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- verb
make a channel for; provide with a channel
“channelize the country for better transportation”
- verb
send from one person or place to another
“transmit a message”
- verb
cause to form a channel
“channelize a stream”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + N (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 CHANNELISING
CHANNELISING 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 CHANNELISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- channeling16
- enchaining16
- chiseling15
- encashing15
- enchasing15
- enhancing15
- lichening15
- lichenins14
- chaining14
- chinning14
- chinsing14
- clashing14
- lanching14
- leaching14
- hanseling13
- channels13
- clannish13
- cleanish13
- enchains13
- lichenin13
- cashing13
- changes13
- chasing13
- chining13
- ginches13
- inching13
- leching13
- niching13
- anglicise12
- cleanings12
- cleansing12
- incensing12
- licensing12
- silencing12
- healings12
- hennaing12
- inhaling12
- leashing12
- nilghais12
- shealing12
- shieling12
- shinning12
- chaines12
- channel12
- chilies12
- enchain12
- ischial12
- lanches12
- lichens12
- aching12
- change12
- changs12
- chings12
- eching12
- gaches12
- cannings11
- ceilings11
- cleaning11
- encasing11
- enlacing11
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