Is DARLINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DARLINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DARLINGS mean?
Darlings is a form of DARLING.
- noun
a special loved one
- adjective
dearly loved
- noun
an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + A (1) + R (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 10 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 DARLINGS
DARLINGS 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 DARLINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- darings9
- darling9
- gradins9
- ladings9
- larding9
- ligands9
- aldrins8
- daring8
- glands8
- gradin8
- grands8
- grinds8
- lading8
- ligand8
- aldrin7
- algins7
- aligns7
- argils7
- dinars7
- drails7
- drains7
- glairs7
- gnarls7
- grails7
- grains7
- island7
- lairds7
- lasing7
- liangs7
- liards7
- lidars7
- ligans7
- lingas7
- nadirs7
- ranids7
- rasing7
- signal7
- algid7
- dangs7
- dings7
- drags7
- gadis7
- gilds7
- girds7
- glads7
- gland7
- grads7
- grand7
- grids7
- grind7
- algin6
- align6
- argil6
- darns6
- dials6
- dinar6
- dirls6
- drail6
- drain6
- gains6
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