Is LACKEYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LACKEYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LACKEYING mean?
Lackeying is a form of LACKEY.
- noun
a male servant (especially a footman)
- noun
a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 LACKEYING
LACKEYING 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 LACKEYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- yacking17
- clanky15
- lackey15
- calking14
- lacking14
- keying14
- kingly14
- cakey14
- claying13
- glycine13
- gynecia13
- alkyne13
- caking13
- caky13
- icky13
- yack13
- leaking12
- linkage12
- agency12
- cagily12
- calkin12
- cankle12
- clingy12
- glycan12
- glycin12
- legacy12
- nickel12
- nickle12
- kylin12
- lanky12
- leaky12
- linky12
- yealing11
- laking11
- nicely11
- cagey11
- clank11
- clink11
- alky11
- geck11
- inky11
- laky11
- yank11
- yelk11
- angelic10
- anglice10
- galenic10
- alkine10
- gainly10
- laying10
- eking10
- kiang10
- klieg10
- lacey10
- lycea10
- yince10
- cagy10
- cake10
- calk10
- lack10
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