Is CHILDLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHILDLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHILDLESS mean?
- adjective
without offspring
“in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + D (2) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 15 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 CHILDLESS
CHILDLESS 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 CHILDLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chields13
- childes13
- chilled13
- chisels12
- chides12
- chield12
- childe12
- shields11
- shilled11
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chills11
- chisel11
- liches11
- chide11
- child11
- delish10
- deshis10
- dishes10
- hilled10
- hissed10
- shield10
- chess10
- chiel10
- chile10
- chill10
- chid10
- shells9
- shiels9
- shills9
- sliced9
- deshi9
- hides9
- sheds9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- chis9
- ichs9
- lech9
- lich9
- lidless8
- slices8
- cedis8
- dices8
- discs8
- heils8
- hells8
- hills8
- shell8
- shiel8
- shies8
- shill8
- dish8
- edhs8
- held8
- hide8
- hied8
- shed8
- sidh8
- chi8
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