Is CRAWLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRAWLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRAWLING mean?
- noun
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
“a crawl was all that the injured man could manage”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + W (4) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 CRAWLING
Single letters that turn CRAWLING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CRAWLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clawing13
- cawing12
- carling10
- lawing10
- waling10
- waring10
- crawl10
- arcing9
- caring9
- garlic9
- lacing9
- racing9
- awing9
- wigan9
- wrang9
- wring9
- claw9
- craw9
- carlin8
- acing8
- cigar8
- clang8
- cling8
- rawin8
- gnaw8
- wing8
- caw8
- cairn7
- linac7
- naric7
- clag7
- crag7
- lawn7
- wail7
- wain7
- wair7
- wali7
- warn7
- wag7
- wig7
- algin6
- align6
- argil6
- garni6
- glair6
- gnarl6
- grail6
- grain6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- cain6
- carl6
- carn6
- clan6
- cria6
- laic6
- narc6
- awl6
- awn6
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