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Is JAWING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, JAWING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does JAWING mean?

Jawing is a form of JAW.

  1. noun

    the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth

  2. verb

    talk socially without exchanging too much information

    “the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”

  3. verb

    talk incessantly and tiresomely

  4. noun

    the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
21
Letters
6

J (8) + A (1) + W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 JAWING

JAWING 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 JAWING

The 30 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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