Is SPRINKLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPRINKLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPRINKLING mean?
- noun
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
“the first scatterings of green”
- noun
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
- noun
the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
- noun
the act of sprinkling or splashing water
“baptized with a sprinkling of holy water”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + K (5) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 SPRINKLING
Single letters that turn SPRINKLING 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 SPRINKLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kingpins15
- pinkings15
- plinking15
- prinking15
- kingpin14
- pigskin14
- pinking14
- spiking14
- inklings13
- skirling13
- slinking13
- piking13
- griskin12
- inkings12
- inkling12
- kilning12
- kirning12
- likings12
- linking12
- risking12
- silking12
- sinking12
- plinks12
- prinks12
- splining11
- inking11
- irking11
- liking11
- skiing11
- pikis11
- pinks11
- plink11
- prink11
- lisping10
- pilings10
- prising10
- sliping10
- sniping10
- spiling10
- spiring10
- kinins10
- ginks10
- kings10
- kips10
- piki10
- pink10
- skip10
- piling9
- pining9
- riping9
- siping9
- spring9
- kilns9
- kinin9
- kirns9
- links9
- rinks9
- skirl9
- slink9
- gink9
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