Is CLOYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLOYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLOYING mean?
- adjective
overly sweet
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + O (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 CLOYING
CLOYING 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 CLOYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clingy12
- coying12
- glycin12
- yogic11
- yonic10
- locing9
- lingy9
- lying9
- yogin9
- cloy9
- coly9
- cony9
- cling8
- coign8
- incog8
- logic8
- noily8
- gyno8
- logy8
- yogi8
- coy8
- icy8
- colin7
- nicol7
- clog7
- inly7
- liny7
- oily7
- only7
- yoni7
- goy7
- lingo6
- login6
- cion6
- clon6
- coil6
- coin6
- coni6
- icon6
- loci6
- cig6
- cog6
- yin6
- yon6
- ling5
- long5
- col5
- con5
- loc5
- oy5
- yo5
- lino4
- lion4
- loin4
- noil4
- gin4
- log4
- nog4
- ion3
- lin3
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