Is SCANTLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCANTLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCANTLING mean?
- noun
an upright in house framing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 SCANTLING
Single letters that turn SCANTLING 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 SCANTLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- castling11
- catlings11
- scanting11
- actings10
- canings10
- canting10
- casting10
- catling10
- lacings10
- lancing10
- scaling10
- talcing10
- slanting9
- catlins9
- incants9
- stannic9
- tincals9
- acting9
- caning9
- casing9
- clangs9
- clings9
- glacis9
- lacing9
- antings8
- lasting8
- lignans8
- linsang8
- salting8
- slating8
- staling8
- staning8
- actins8
- antics8
- catlin8
- incant8
- linacs8
- nastic8
- tannic8
- ticals8
- tincal8
- acing8
- clags8
- clang8
- cling8
- algins7
- aligns7
- anting7
- gainst7
- gaslit7
- giants7
- glints7
- lasing7
- liangs7
- ligans7
- lignan7
- lingas7
- saning7
- sating7
- signal7
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