Is CHOWDERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHOWDERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHOWDERING mean?
Chowdering is a form of CHOWDER.
- noun
a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + O (1) + W (4) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 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 CHOWDERING
CHOWDERING 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 CHOWDERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chewing16
- chowder16
- chowing16
- cowherd16
- cowhide16
- winched16
- chording15
- crowding15
- whinged15
- wincher15
- chowed15
- cohering14
- cowering14
- ochering14
- whinger14
- whoring14
- wrench14
- dowering13
- choired13
- choregi13
- choring13
- crewing13
- crowdie13
- crowing13
- crowned13
- decrown13
- echoing13
- hedonic13
- ochring13
- hewing13
- howdie13
- whined13
- whinge13
- whored13
- wench13
- winch13
- recoding12
- chorine12
- herding12
- hongied12
- hording12
- redwing12
- wendigo12
- widgeon12
- wording12
- wringed12
- wronged12
- chider12
- chigoe12
- chined12
- chored12
- cowing12
- crowed12
- dreich12
- drench12
- eching12
- grinch12
- herdic12
- inched12
- niched12
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