Is CLEANING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLEANING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLEANING mean?
- noun
the act of making something clean
“he gave his shoes a good cleaning”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 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 CLEANING
Single letters that turn CLEANING 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
Anagrams of CLEANING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CLEANING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- enlacing11
- angelic10
- anglice10
- galenic10
- lancing10
- encinal9
- caning9
- glance9
- incage9
- lacing9
- aneling8
- eanling8
- leaning8
- canine8
- cannel8
- cannie8
- encina8
- inlace8
- acing8
- clang8
- cling8
- genic8
- glace8
- genial7
- innage7
- lignan7
- linage7
- clean7
- cline7
- ileac7
- incel7
- lance7
- linac7
- cage7
- clag7
- cleg7
- agile6
- algin6
- align6
- angel6
- angle6
- glean6
- ingle6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- acne6
- alec6
- cain6
- cane6
- ceil6
- cine6
- clan6
- lace6
- laic6
- lice6
- nice6
- cig6
- alien5
- aline5
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