Is CHEEKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHEEKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHEEKING mean?
Cheeking is a form of CHEEK.
- noun
either side of the face below the eyes
- noun
an impudent statement
- noun
either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
- noun
impudent aggressiveness
“I couldn't believe her boldness”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) + K (5) + 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 CHEEKING
CHEEKING 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 CHEEKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cheek14
- chink14
- kench14
- heck13
- hick13
- eching12
- ching11
- ginch11
- geck11
- hike11
- chine10
- eking10
- hence10
- niche10
- neck10
- nick10
- khi10
- henge9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- chin9
- eche9
- geek9
- gink9
- inch9
- king9
- ick9
- genic8
- ghee8
- keen8
- kine8
- knee8
- nigh8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- keg8
- niece7
- eek7
- eke7
- ghi7
- ink7
- ken7
- kin7
- genie6
- cine6
- nice6
- cig6
- hen6
- hie6
- hin6
- ki6
- gene5
- gien5
- cee5
- ice5
- eh5
- he5
- hi5
- eng4
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