Is CLOTHESLINING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLOTHESLINING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLOTHESLINING mean?
Clotheslining is a form of CLOTHESLINE.
- noun
a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 CLOTHESLINING
CLOTHESLINING 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 CLOTHESLINING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chiselling16
- ichnolites15
- neolithics15
- chiseling15
- chitlings15
- clothings15
- lichening15
- schilling15
- snitching15
- stencilling14
- hostelling14
- chilliest14
- ichnolite14
- lecithins14
- lichenins14
- neolithic14
- chignons14
- chilling14
- chinsing14
- chitling14
- clothing14
- etchings14
- glitches14
- gotchies14
- itchings14
- letching14
- lichting14
- notching14
- centillions13
- clingstone13
- sectioning13
- stenciling13
- hosteling13
- sightline13
- chillest13
- chillies13
- chinones13
- chitlins13
- cholents13
- cholines13
- eolithic13
- helicons13
- holistic13
- ichnites13
- lecithin13
- lichenin13
- chignon13
- chigoes13
- chining13
- coshing13
- echoing13
- etching13
- ginches13
- gitches13
- gonches13
- gotches13
- gothics13
- inching13
- itching13
- leching13
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