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Is HAILING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HAILING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HAILING mean?

Hailing is a form of HAIL.

  1. verb

    praise vociferously

    “The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein”

  2. noun

    precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents

  3. verb

    be a native of

    “She hails from Kalamazoo”

  4. verb

    call for

    “hail a cab”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

11

Scrabble

13

Words With Friends

7

Letters

H (4) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 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 HAILING

HAILING 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.

Anagrams of HAILING

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from HAILING

The 55 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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