Is SUCKLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUCKLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUCKLING mean?
- noun
English poet and courtier (1609-1642)
- noun
an infant considered in relation to its nurse
- noun
a young mammal that has not been weaned
- noun
feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + C (3) + K (5) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 SUCKLING
Single letters that turn SUCKLING 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
Anagrams of SUCKLING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SUCKLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sculking15
- lucking14
- sucking14
- unslick13
- sulking12
- clinks12
- clunks12
- gucks12
- clink11
- clunk11
- licks11
- lucks11
- nicks11
- sculk11
- slick11
- snick11
- snuck11
- guck11
- ginks10
- gunks10
- kings10
- cusk10
- icks10
- lick10
- luck10
- nick10
- sick10
- suck10
- clings9
- cluing9
- kilns9
- links9
- lunks9
- slink9
- slunk9
- gink9
- gunk9
- king9
- ick9
- cling8
- clung8
- cuing8
- ilks8
- inks8
- kiln8
- kins8
- link8
- lunk8
- silk8
- sink8
- skin8
- sulk8
- sunk8
- lungis7
- sluing7
- incus7
- sulci7
- cigs7
- ilk7
- ink7
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