Is ESCHEWING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ESCHEWING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ESCHEWING mean?
Eschewing is a form of ESCHEW.
- verb
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 ESCHEWING
ESCHEWING 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 ESCHEWING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chewing16
- wenches15
- winches15
- cheesing14
- shewing14
- whinges14
- eschew14
- whence14
- wiches14
- ginches13
- hewing13
- weighs13
- whinge13
- chews13
- wench13
- winch13
- chings12
- eching12
- newish12
- wheens12
- whines12
- weigh12
- whigs12
- chew12
- wich12
- chines11
- chinse11
- inches11
- niches11
- seiche11
- winces11
- ching11
- ginch11
- shewn11
- wheen11
- whens11
- whine11
- whins11
- whig11
- henges10
- hinges10
- neighs10
- ngwees10
- sewing10
- swinge10
- weeing10
- chine10
- chins10
- eches10
- hence10
- niche10
- wince10
- hewn10
- hews10
- shew10
- whee10
- when10
- whin10
- wish10
- newies9
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