Is FENCINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FENCINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FENCINGS mean?
Fencings is a form of FENCING.
- noun
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
- noun
material for building fences
- noun
the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
F (4) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 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 FENCINGS
FENCINGS 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 FENCINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fencing13
- fenings11
- censing10
- feigns10
- fening10
- fices10
- feign9
- fice9
- fisc9
- fines8
- genic8
- neifs8
- figs8
- gifs8
- ensign7
- cines7
- since7
- cigs7
- fens7
- fine7
- fins7
- neif7
- seif7
- fig7
- gif7
- segni6
- sengi6
- singe6
- cine6
- ices6
- nice6
- sice6
- cig6
- efs6
- fen6
- fes6
- fie6
- fin6
- ifs6
- nines5
- egis5
- engs5
- gens5
- gien5
- gies5
- gins5
- negs5
- sign5
- sing5
- cis5
- ice5
- sec5
- sic5
- ef5
- fe5
- if5
- inns4
- nine4
- sine4
- eng4
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