Is POLITICKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLITICKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLITICKING mean?
Politicking is a form of POLITICK.
- verb
engage in political activities
“This colleague is always politicking”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 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 POLITICKING
Single letters that turn POLITICKING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from POLITICKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pickling17
- politick16
- picking16
- pocking16
- tickling15
- nitpick15
- licking14
- locking14
- ticking14
- tocking14
- picoting13
- policing13
- coking13
- piking13
- poking13
- kilting12
- kitling12
- inkpot12
- gopik12
- pick12
- pock12
- lignitic11
- piloting11
- cipolin11
- incipit11
- picolin11
- politic11
- coping11
- kiting11
- liking11
- toking11
- clink11
- clonk11
- pinko11
- plink11
- plonk11
- coiling10
- lipoing10
- pignoli10
- inclip10
- pionic10
- klong10
- conk10
- knop10
- lick10
- lock10
- nick10
- nock10
- piki10
- pink10
- tick10
- tock10
- pinitol9
- citing9
- congii9
- coting9
- locing9
- loping9
- opting9
- piling9
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