Is CHILDLIKE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHILDLIKE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHILDLIKE mean?
- adjective
befitting a young child
“childlike charm”
- adjective
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
“childlike trust”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + D (2) + L (1) + I (1) + K (5) + E (1) = 19 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 CHILDLIKE
CHILDLIKE 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 CHILDLIKE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hickie15
- ceilidh13
- chilled13
- dickie13
- licked13
- hiked13
- heck13
- hick13
- chield12
- childe12
- chilli11
- killed11
- chide11
- child11
- deck11
- dick11
- hike11
- hilled10
- killie10
- chiel10
- chile10
- chili10
- chill10
- lichi10
- liked10
- chid10
- lick10
- khi10
- dike9
- lech9
- lich9
- ick9
- held8
- hide8
- hied8
- kill8
- like8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- kid8
- lilied7
- ceili7
- celli7
- cedi7
- dice7
- elhi7
- heil7
- hell7
- hili7
- hill7
- iced7
- edh7
- elk7
- hid7
- ilk7
- lek7
- ceil6
- cell6
- lice6
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