Is CHRISTENINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHRISTENINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHRISTENINGS mean?
Christenings is a form of CHRISTENING.
- noun
giving a Christian name at baptism
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 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 CHRISTENINGS
CHRISTENINGS 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 CHRISTENINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- christening17
- enriching15
- retchings15
- richening15
- snitching15
- trenching15
- christens14
- christies14
- itchiness14
- snitchers14
- chinsing14
- etchings14
- grinches14
- itchings14
- retching14
- reshining13
- rightness13
- sennights13
- shirtings13
- thingness13
- chintses13
- christen13
- christie13
- citherns13
- cithrens13
- ichnites13
- intrench13
- richness13
- snitcher13
- snitches13
- chining13
- etching13
- ginches13
- gitches13
- inching13
- itching13
- niching13
- centrings12
- crestings12
- cringiest12
- inshrines12
- heisting12
- inhering12
- insights12
- nighness12
- nighties12
- resights12
- righties12
- sennight12
- shirting12
- shrining12
- sighters12
- thingies12
- tigerish12
- chinses12
- chitins12
- cithern12
- cithers12
- cithren12
- ethnics12
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