Is PAPERHANGINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PAPERHANGINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PAPERHANGINGS mean?
Paperhangings is a form of PAPERHANGING.
- noun
the application of wallpaper
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 22 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 PAPERHANGINGS
PAPERHANGINGS 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 PAPERHANGINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- paperhanging21
- happenings18
- preshaping18
- epigraphs17
- happening17
- sharpening16
- epigraph16
- reshaping15
- graphing15
- paphians15
- sapphire15
- happing15
- gingersnap14
- appearing14
- appeasing14
- hangaring14
- rehanging14
- harpings14
- paganish14
- phrasing14
- sharping14
- sphering14
- happens14
- happier14
- paphian14
- paraphs14
- perhaps14
- preship14
- shippen14
- shipper14
- presaging13
- genipaps13
- gnashing13
- hanapers13
- hangings13
- heparins13
- papering13
- piranhas13
- seraphin13
- shaggier13
- snapping13
- gapping13
- harping13
- hasping13
- heaping13
- pashing13
- phasing13
- shaping13
- happen13
- happis13
- hipper13
- paraph13
- anhingas12
- appraise12
- grasping12
- hearings12
- hearsing12
- pargings12
- pranging12
- priapean12
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