Is CLAYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLAYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLAYING mean?
Claying is a form of CLAY.
- noun
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
- noun
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
- noun
United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)
- noun
United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
C (3) + L (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 CLAYING
CLAYING 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 CLAYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cagily12
- clingy12
- glycan12
- glycin12
- gainly10
- laying10
- cagy10
- lacing9
- gaily9
- lingy9
- lying9
- acyl9
- clay9
- cyan9
- lacy9
- acing8
- clang8
- cling8
- inlay8
- layin8
- agly8
- yagi8
- yang8
- cay8
- icy8
- linac7
- ayin7
- clag7
- inly7
- liny7
- gay7
- yag7
- algin6
- align6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- cain6
- clan6
- laic6
- any6
- cig6
- lay6
- nay6
- yin6
- agin5
- gain5
- glia5
- lang5
- ling5
- cal5
- can5
- lac5
- ay5
- ya5
- anil4
- lain4
- nail4
- gal4
- gan4
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