Is DEHISCING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEHISCING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEHISCING mean?
Dehiscing is a form of DEHISCE.
- verb
burst or split open
“flowers dehisce when they release pollen”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + 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 DEHISCING
DEHISCING 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 DEHISCING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chiding14
- dinghies13
- chinsed13
- ginches13
- schneid13
- dishing12
- hidings12
- shindig12
- chides12
- chined12
- chings12
- eching12
- inched12
- niched12
- deicing11
- discing11
- chines11
- chinse11
- echini11
- hiding11
- hinged11
- inches11
- niches11
- nighed11
- sighed11
- chide11
- ching11
- ginch11
- incised10
- indices10
- ceding10
- dicing10
- hieing10
- hinges10
- neighs10
- shined10
- chine10
- chins10
- niche10
- chid10
- dingies9
- icings9
- deshi9
- hides9
- hinds9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- shend9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- chin9
- chis9
- ichs9
- inch9
- deigns8
- design8
- dieing8
- dinges8
- incise8
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