Is FRENCHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FRENCHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FRENCHING mean?
Frenching is a form of FRENCH.
- adjective
of or pertaining to France or the people of France
“French cooking”
- noun
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
- noun
the people of France
- noun
United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 9
F (4) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (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 FRENCHING
FRENCHING 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 FRENCHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chefing16
- french14
- fencing13
- chief13
- fiche13
- finch13
- eching12
- grinch12
- chef12
- enrich11
- incher11
- richen11
- ching11
- ginch11
- fening10
- finger10
- fringe10
- hinger10
- nigher10
- chine10
- niche10
- cering9
- cringe9
- feign9
- grief9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- chin9
- fice9
- inch9
- rich9
- feh9
- finer8
- genic8
- infer8
- frig8
- nigh8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- ginner7
- nicer7
- fern7
- fine7
- fire7
- firn7
- heir7
- hern7
- hire7
- neif7
- reif7
- rife7
- fig7
- ghi7
- gif7
- reign6
- renig6
- cine6
- cire6
- nice6
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