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Is CHOKING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CHOKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CHOKING mean?

  1. noun

    a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)

  2. noun

    the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

    “no evidence that the choking was done by the accused”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

19

Words With Friends

7

Letters

C (3) + H (4) + O (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 CHOKING

CHOKING 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.

Anagrams of CHOKING

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from CHOKING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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