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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.

  1. noun

    a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

  2. noun

    water soaked soil; soft wet earth

  3. noun

    United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)

  4. noun

    United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

7

Letters

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.

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