Is GAVELING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GAVELING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GAVELING mean?
Gaveling is a form of GAVEL.
- noun
a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 GAVELING
GAVELING 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 GAVELING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- leaving11
- vealing11
- glaive10
- laving10
- vagile10
- eagling9
- alevin9
- alvine9
- valine9
- veinal9
- venial9
- vineal9
- ganev9
- gavel9
- given9
- vegan9
- ageing8
- gaeing8
- galing8
- gangle8
- gingal8
- leggin8
- niggle8
- alive8
- anvil8
- levin8
- liven8
- naevi8
- naive8
- navel8
- nival8
- venal8
- vinal8
- gave8
- give8
- vagi8
- vang8
- vega8
- viga8
- genial7
- linage7
- aggie7
- aging7
- evil7
- lave7
- leva7
- live7
- nave7
- nevi7
- vail7
- vain7
- vale7
- vane7
- veal7
- veil7
- vein7
- vela7
- vena7
- vial7
- vile7
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