Is SCRATCHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCRATCHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCRATCHING mean?
- noun
a harsh noise made by scraping
“the scrape of violin bows distracted her”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 SCRATCHING
Single letters that turn SCRATCHING 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 SCRATCHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- catching16
- starching15
- caching15
- archings14
- chagrins14
- charting14
- crashing14
- scathing14
- canthic14
- scraich14
- scratch14
- scritch14
- arching13
- cashing13
- cathing13
- chagrin13
- charing13
- chasing13
- gnathic13
- scraigh13
- chicas13
- cranch13
- cratch13
- sharting12
- trashing12
- shitcan12
- aching12
- changs12
- chings12
- grinch12
- catch12
- chica12
- chics12
- cinch12
- scarting11
- tracings11
- arctics11
- garnish11
- hasting11
- sharing11
- canthi11
- chains11
- chairs11
- chants11
- charts11
- chinas11
- chints11
- inarch11
- rachis11
- snatch11
- snitch11
- stanch11
- starch11
- chang11
- ching11
- gatch11
- ginch11
- gitch11
- chic11
- actings10
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