Is SCATHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCATHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCATHING mean?
- adjective
marked by harshly abusive criticism
“his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 SCATHING
SCATHING 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 SCATHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cashing13
- cathing13
- chasing13
- gnathic13
- shitcan12
- aching12
- changs12
- chings12
- hasting11
- canthi11
- chains11
- chants11
- chinas11
- chints11
- snatch11
- snitch11
- stanch11
- chang11
- ching11
- gatch11
- ginch11
- gitch11
- actings10
- casting10
- ashing10
- hating10
- nights10
- thangs10
- things10
- aitch10
- caths10
- chain10
- chais10
- chant10
- chats10
- chias10
- china10
- chins10
- chits10
- natch10
- sitch10
- stich10
- tachs10
- gach10
- acting9
- casing9
- haints9
- shanti9
- ahing9
- ghast9
- ghats9
- gnash9
- hangs9
- nighs9
- night9
- sangh9
- sight9
- thang9
- thing9
- cash9
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