Is CHILDISHNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHILDISHNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHILDISHNESS mean?
- noun
a property characteristic of a child
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 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 CHILDISHNESS
CHILDISHNESS 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 CHILDISHNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- childish17
- ceilidhs14
- schneids14
- chinless13
- ceilidh13
- chields13
- childes13
- chinsed13
- heishis13
- schneid13
- shindies12
- chilies12
- chinses12
- chisels12
- lichens12
- chides12
- chield12
- childe12
- chined12
- heishi12
- inched12
- niched12
- discless11
- shields11
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chilis11
- chines11
- chinse11
- chisel11
- echini11
- inches11
- lichen11
- liches11
- lichis11
- niches11
- chide11
- child11
- scissile10
- hissies10
- incised10
- indices10
- delish10
- deshis10
- dishes10
- hissed10
- shends10
- shield10
- shined10
- chess10
- chiel10
- chile10
- chili10
- chine10
- chins10
- lichi10
- niche10
- chid10
- hehs10
- cissies9
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