Is SHIVERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHIVERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHIVERING mean?
- noun
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- adjective
vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
“a quaking bog”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 SHIVERING
SHIVERING 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.
Anagrams of SHIVERING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SHIVERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shrieving16
- inveighs15
- shriving15
- inveigh14
- shiving14
- shriven13
- hiving13
- reivings12
- revising12
- shiver12
- shrive12
- heiring11
- hingers11
- reiving11
- serving11
- sieving11
- versing11
- virgins11
- viseing11
- hives11
- shive11
- shinier10
- givens10
- givers10
- hieing10
- hinger10
- hinges10
- hiring10
- neighs10
- nigher10
- riving10
- sigher10
- virgin10
- vising10
- hive10
- shiv10
- reishi9
- shiner9
- shrine9
- versin9
- vinier9
- girsh9
- given9
- giver9
- gives9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- heirs8
- herns8
- hires8
- ivies8
- rishi8
- riven8
- rives8
- shier8
- shine8
- shire8
- siver8
- veins8
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