Is CHOPPING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHOPPING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHOPPING mean?
Chopping is a form of CHOP.
- verb
cut into pieces
“Chop wood”
- noun
the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
“the boat headed into the chop”
- noun
a small cut of meat including part of a rib
- noun
a jaw
“I'll hit him on the chops”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + O (1) + P (3) + P (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 CHOPPING
CHOPPING 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 CHOPPING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hopping15
- copping14
- chopin13
- phonic13
- hoping12
- hippo12
- pinch12
- coping11
- ching11
- ginch11
- gonch11
- chip11
- chop11
- chino10
- hongi9
- ohing9
- chin9
- chon9
- inch9
- phon9
- coign8
- gipon8
- incog8
- oping8
- pingo8
- copi8
- hong8
- nigh8
- chi8
- hic8
- hip8
- hop8
- ich8
- och8
- phi8
- pho8
- poh8
- ping7
- pong7
- cop7
- ghi7
- hog7
- pic7
- pip7
- pop7
- cion6
- coin6
- coni6
- icon6
- pion6
- cig6
- cog6
- gip6
- hin6
- hon6
- noh6
- pig6
- con5
- nip5
- pin5
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