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Is LICHENING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, LICHENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does LICHENING mean?

Lichening is a form of LICHEN.

  1. noun

    any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks

  2. noun

    any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

15

Scrabble

19

Words With Friends

9

Letters

L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 LICHENING

LICHENING 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 LICHENING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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