Is SHOCKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOCKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOCKING mean?
- adjective
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
“lurid details of the accident”
- adjective
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
“scandalous behavior”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + C (3) + K (5) + 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 SHOCKING
SHOCKING 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 SHOCKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- choking17
- hocking17
- chinks15
- hoicks15
- cokings14
- socking14
- hoking14
- chink14
- hicks14
- hocks14
- hoick14
- shock14
- coshing13
- coking13
- hick13
- hock13
- chings12
- honks12
- knish12
- chinos11
- ching11
- conks11
- ginch11
- gonch11
- nicks11
- nocks11
- sicko11
- snick11
- honk11
- khis11
- hosing10
- chino10
- chins10
- chons10
- ginks10
- kings10
- conk10
- icks10
- nick10
- nock10
- sick10
- sock10
- khi10
- coigns9
- cosign9
- incogs9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- ikons9
- kinos9
- nighs9
- ohing9
- oinks9
- shogi9
- chin9
- chis9
- chon9
- cosh9
- gink9
- ichs9
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