Is WELCHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WELCHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WELCHING mean?
Welching is a form of WELCH.
- verb
cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + E (1) + L (1) + C (3) + H (4) + 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 WELCHING
WELCHING 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 WELCHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chewing16
- clewing13
- leching13
- hewing13
- whinge13
- welch13
- wench13
- winch13
- eching12
- weigh12
- chew12
- wich12
- lichen11
- ching11
- ginch11
- while11
- whine11
- whig11
- chiel10
- chile10
- chine10
- niche10
- wince10
- hewn10
- when10
- whin10
- gwine9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- chin9
- clew9
- inch9
- lech9
- lich9
- hew9
- cling8
- genic8
- nigh8
- wing8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- cline7
- incel7
- cleg7
- elhi7
- heil7
- lwei7
- wile7
- wine7
- ghi7
- wig7
- ingle6
- ceil6
- cine6
- lice6
- nice6
- cig6
- hen6
- hie6
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