Is SHRIVELLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHRIVELLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHRIVELLING mean?
Shrivelling is a form of SHRIVEL.
- verb
wither, as with a loss of moisture
“The fruit dried and shriveled”
- verb
decrease in size, range, or extent
“His earnings shrank”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + R (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + 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 SHRIVELLING
SHRIVELLING 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 SHRIVELLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shriveling17
- shivering16
- shrieving16
- inveighs15
- shelving15
- shriving15
- hirselling14
- liverish14
- helving14
- inveigh14
- shiving14
- hirelings13
- hirseling13
- relishing13
- revilings13
- shrilling13
- silvering13
- slivering13
- shrivel13
- shriven13
- hiving13
- ghillies12
- hireling12
- hirsling12
- livering12
- reivings12
- reliving12
- reviling12
- revising12
- shelling12
- shieling12
- shilling12
- shingler12
- veilings12
- elvish12
- shiver12
- shrive12
- villeins11
- english11
- ghillie11
- girlish11
- heiling11
- heiring11
- helling11
- hilling11
- hingers11
- livings11
- reiving11
- serving11
- shingle11
- sieving11
- veiling11
- versing11
- virgins11
- viseing11
- hives11
- shive11
- hillers10
- hillier10
- liviers10
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