Is CLEANINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLEANINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLEANINGS mean?
Cleanings is a form of CLEANING.
- noun
the act of making something clean
“he gave his shoes a good cleaning”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 CLEANINGS
CLEANINGS 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.
Anagrams of CLEANINGS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CLEANINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cleansing12
- cleaning11
- encasing11
- enlacing11
- angelic10
- anglice10
- canings10
- ceasing10
- censing10
- galenic10
- glances10
- incages10
- lacings10
- lancing10
- scaling10
- eanlings9
- leanings9
- canines9
- cannels9
- encinal9
- encinas9
- inlaces9
- sanicle9
- scaleni9
- caning9
- casing9
- clangs9
- clings9
- glaces9
- glacis9
- glance9
- incage9
- lacing9
- aneling8
- eanling8
- innages8
- leaning8
- leasing8
- lensing8
- lignans8
- linages8
- linsang8
- sealing8
- canine8
- cannel8
- cannie8
- casein8
- cleans8
- clines8
- encina8
- incase8
- incels8
- inlace8
- lances8
- linacs8
- acing8
- cages8
- clags8
- clang8
- clegs8
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