Is EARTHSHAKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EARTHSHAKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EARTHSHAKING mean?
- adjective
loud enough to shake the very earth
- adjective
sufficiently significant to affect the whole world
“earthshaking proposals”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 23 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 EARTHSHAKING
EARTHSHAKING 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 EARTHSHAKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shanghaier17
- kashering17
- shrinkage17
- antishark16
- rehashing16
- sheathing16
- thrashing16
- threshing16
- gherkins16
- sharking16
- kheths16
- shaikh16
- sheikh16
- khanates15
- kitharas15
- rethinks15
- shanghai15
- thankers15
- thinkers15
- gherkin15
- harking15
- knights15
- shaking15
- skreigh15
- kheth15
- streaking14
- insheath14
- eighths14
- hankers14
- hankies14
- harkens14
- hashing14
- hashtag14
- heights14
- highest14
- karahis14
- khanate14
- kithara14
- rankish14
- rethink14
- shakier14
- shikara14
- shitake14
- takahes14
- thanker14
- thinker14
- knight14
- skeigh14
- hangriest13
- ingathers13
- kartings13
- retaking13
- tankages13
- harshen13
- hearths13
- shantih13
- shariah13
- shehnai13
- eighth13
- hanker13
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