Is CHISELING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHISELING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHISELING mean?
Chiseling is a form of CHISEL.
- noun
an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
- verb
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
“Who's chiseling on the side?”
- verb
deprive somebody of something by deceit
“The con-man beat me out of $50”
- verb
carve with a chisel
“chisel the marble”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 CHISELING
CHISELING 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 CHISELING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ginches13
- leching13
- shieling12
- chilies12
- lichens12
- chings12
- eching12
- ceilings11
- english11
- heiling11
- shingle11
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chilis11
- chines11
- chinse11
- chisel11
- echini11
- inches11
- lichen11
- liches11
- lichis11
- niches11
- ching11
- ginch11
- ceiling10
- slicing10
- hieing10
- hinges10
- neighs10
- sleigh10
- chiel10
- chile10
- chili10
- chine10
- chins10
- lichi10
- niche10
- clings9
- icings9
- nihils9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- chin9
- chis9
- ichs9
- inch9
- lech9
- lich9
- ceilis8
- clines8
- incels8
- incise8
- clegs8
- cling8
- genic8
- heils8
- icing8
- nihil8
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