Is CHILDBEARING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHILDBEARING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHILDBEARING mean?
- noun
the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
- adjective
relating to or suitable for childbirth
“of childbearing age”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + D (2) + B (3) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 21 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 CHILDBEARING
Single letters that turn CHILDBEARING 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 CHILDBEARING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- brainchild18
- herbicidal18
- bleaching17
- breaching17
- chagrined16
- beaching16
- bedchair16
- belching16
- birching16
- blanched16
- branched16
- blancher15
- childing15
- hangbird15
- baching15
- birched15
- dehairing14
- heralding14
- birdcage14
- chairing14
- chandler14
- children14
- heraldic14
- inarched14
- leaching14
- reaching14
- bighead14
- birchen14
- brechan14
- changed14
- charged14
- chiding14
- bached14
- declaring13
- regicidal13
- adhering13
- calibred13
- hibernal13
- arching13
- ceilidh13
- chagrin13
- chained13
- chaired13
- changer13
- charing13
- chiliad13
- echidna13
- eldrich13
- endarch13
- halberd13
- hidable13
- lanched13
- leching13
- ranched13
- blanch13
- bleach13
- blench13
- branch13
- breach13
- gached13
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