Is CHILDCARES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHILDCARES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHILDCARES mean?
Childcares is a form of CHILDCARE.
- noun
a service involving care for other people's children
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + D (2) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 CHILDCARES
CHILDCARES 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 CHILDCARES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- childcare17
- scraiched17
- chalcids16
- chaliced16
- caliches15
- chalices15
- chalcid15
- cliched15
- heraldic14
- rachides14
- caliche14
- chalice14
- chicles14
- cliches14
- scraich14
- cached14
- charlies13
- chaired13
- chiders13
- chields13
- childes13
- clashed13
- crashed13
- echards13
- eldrich13
- herdics13
- caches13
- chicas13
- chicer13
- chicle13
- clachs13
- cliche13
- archils12
- cahiers12
- carlish12
- cashier12
- charlie12
- circled12
- clasher12
- larches12
- scaldic12
- arched12
- cashed12
- chadri12
- chards12
- chared12
- chased12
- chider12
- chides12
- chield12
- childe12
- dreich12
- echard12
- herdic12
- cache12
- chica12
- chics12
- clach12
- decrials11
- radicels11
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