Is SPARKLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPARKLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPARKLING mean?
- adjective
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
“sparkling snow”
- noun
a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
- adjective
used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
“sparkling wines”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + K (5) + L (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 SPARKLING
SPARKLING 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 SPARKLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- parkings15
- sparking15
- parking14
- kirpans13
- parkins13
- lakings12
- larking12
- slaking12
- kirpan12
- parkin12
- planks12
- plinks12
- pranks12
- prinks12
- graplins11
- larpings11
- sparling11
- springal11
- asking11
- gaskin11
- kiangs11
- laking11
- raking11
- knaps11
- paiks11
- parks11
- pikas11
- pinks11
- plank11
- plink11
- prank11
- prink11
- spank11
- spark11
- graplin10
- lapsing10
- larping10
- palings10
- parings10
- parling10
- parsing10
- rasping10
- sapling10
- sparing10
- ganks10
- ginks10
- kiang10
- kings10
- kips10
- knap10
- paik10
- paks10
- park10
- pika10
- pink10
- skip10
- paling9
- paring9
- prangs9
- raping9
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