Is POLICING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLICING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLICING mean?
Policing is a form of POLICE.
- noun
the force of policemen and officers
“the law came looking for him”
- verb
maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 POLICING
POLICING 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 POLICING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cipolin11
- picolin11
- coping11
- coiling10
- lipoing10
- pignoli10
- inclip10
- pionic10
- congii9
- locing9
- loping9
- piling9
- poling9
- cling8
- coign8
- gipon8
- icing8
- incog8
- logic8
- oping8
- piing8
- pingo8
- clip8
- clop8
- copi8
- oiling7
- colin7
- ionic7
- lipin7
- nicol7
- clog7
- glop7
- ping7
- pong7
- cop7
- pic7
- lingo6
- login6
- cion6
- clon6
- coil6
- coin6
- coni6
- icon6
- lipo6
- loci6
- pili6
- pion6
- cig6
- cog6
- gip6
- pig6
- ling5
- long5
- col5
- con5
- lip5
- loc5
- lop5
- nip5
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