Is CHRISTENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHRISTENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHRISTENING mean?
- noun
giving a Christian name at baptism
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + 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 CHRISTENING
Single letters that turn CHRISTENING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CHRISTENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- enriching15
- retchings15
- richening15
- snitching15
- trenching15
- chinsing14
- etchings14
- grinches14
- itchings14
- retching14
- reshining13
- christen13
- christie13
- citherns13
- cithrens13
- ichnites13
- intrench13
- snitcher13
- chining13
- etching13
- ginches13
- gitches13
- inching13
- itching13
- niching13
- centrings12
- cringiest12
- heisting12
- inhering12
- nighties12
- righties12
- sennight12
- shirting12
- shrining12
- thingies12
- tigerish12
- chitins12
- cithern12
- cithers12
- cithren12
- ethnics12
- hircine12
- ichnite12
- inchers12
- itchier12
- richens12
- richest12
- sthenic12
- chings12
- eching12
- grinch12
- centring11
- cresting11
- cringest11
- enticing11
- inherits11
- inshrine11
- reciting11
- scenting11
- thinners11
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