Is CHECKPOINT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHECKPOINT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHECKPOINT mean?
- noun
a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + C (3) + K (5) + P (3) + O (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 23 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 CHECKPOINT
Single letters that turn CHECKPOINT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CHECKPOINT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pincheck21
- chicken18
- cockpit17
- petcock17
- kitchen16
- thicken16
- copeck16
- check16
- chick16
- chock16
- phonetic15
- concepti14
- chopine14
- conchie14
- phocine14
- potiche14
- technic14
- picket14
- pocket14
- chink14
- choke14
- hoick14
- kench14
- ketch14
- thick14
- concept13
- ectopic13
- kenotic13
- ketonic13
- chicot13
- choice13
- chopin13
- cochin13
- echoic13
- hectic13
- phonic13
- photic13
- heck13
- hick13
- hock13
- koph13
- inkpot12
- pectic12
- chico12
- cinch12
- conch12
- epoch12
- kithe12
- pinch12
- pitch12
- think12
- cock12
- peck12
- pick12
- pock12
- conceit11
- entopic11
- nepotic11
- chiton11
- ethnic11
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