Is DECLAWING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECLAWING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECLAWING mean?
Declawing is a form of DECLAW.
- verb
remove the claws from
“declaw a cat”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + L (1) + A (1) + W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 DECLAWING
DECLAWING 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 DECLAWING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lacewing14
- clawing13
- clewing13
- wangled12
- welding12
- windage12
- cawing12
- clawed12
- declaw12
- winced12
- clanged11
- clinged11
- glanced11
- incaged11
- dawing11
- dewing11
- gnawed11
- wading11
- winged11
- cawed11
- angelic10
- anglice10
- galenic10
- inlaced10
- aweing10
- ceding10
- glaced10
- lawing10
- lawned10
- wailed10
- waling10
- wandle10
- wangle10
- windle10
- waged10
- wince10
- aligned9
- dealign9
- dealing9
- leading9
- candle9
- cnidae9
- decani9
- glance9
- incage9
- lacing9
- lanced9
- lawine9
- awing9
- awned9
- cadge9
- caged9
- dawen9
- dewan9
- diwan9
- dwale9
- dwine9
- gwine9
- lawed9
- waled9
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