Is ECLIPSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ECLIPSING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ECLIPSING mean?
Eclipsing is a form of ECLIPSE.
- noun
one celestial body obscures another
- verb
be greater in significance than
“the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness”
- verb
cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
“The Sun eclipses the moon today”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + C (3) + L (1) + I (1) + P (3) + S (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 ECLIPSING
ECLIPSING 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 ECLIPSING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- piecings13
- splicing13
- penicils12
- cleping12
- piecing12
- spicing12
- ceilings11
- speiling11
- spieling11
- inclips11
- pencils11
- penicil11
- piscine11
- splenic11
- ceiling10
- lisping10
- peising10
- pieings10
- pilings10
- slicing10
- sliping10
- spiling10
- inclip10
- pencil10
- splice10
- splenii9
- clings9
- genips9
- icings9
- pieing9
- piling9
- siping9
- clips9
- epics9
- sepic9
- spice9
- ceilis8
- clines8
- incels8
- incise8
- lipins8
- pensil8
- spinel8
- spline8
- clegs8
- cling8
- genic8
- genip8
- icing8
- piing8
- pings8
- ceps8
- clip8
- epic8
- pecs8
- pice8
- pics8
- spec8
- ingles7
- isling7
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