Is SCORCHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCORCHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCORCHING mean?
- adjective
hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
“scorching heat”
- adverb
capable of causing burns
“it was scorching hot”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 SCORCHING
SCORCHING 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 SCORCHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gnocchis16
- chronics15
- gnocchi15
- chronic14
- cochins14
- choring13
- coshing13
- ochring13
- chicos13
- choric13
- cochin13
- conchs13
- scorch13
- cronish12
- chings12
- grinch12
- chico12
- chics12
- chocs12
- cinch12
- conch12
- horsing11
- shoring11
- chinos11
- chiros11
- choirs11
- ichors11
- orchis11
- ching11
- ginch11
- gonch11
- chic11
- choc11
- scoring10
- conics10
- hosing10
- ogrish10
- chino10
- chins10
- chiro10
- choir10
- chons10
- ichor10
- coigns9
- corgis9
- coring9
- cosign9
- incogs9
- rhinos9
- circs9
- cisco9
- conic9
- croci9
- crocs9
- girsh9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- nighs9
- ohing9
- shogi9
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