CHANGELING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CHANGELING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHANGELING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHANGELING is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHANGELING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
changelingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHANGELING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CHANGELING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHANGELING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHANGELING mean in Scrabble?
noun
A child secretly swapped for another, in folklore one left by fairies in place of a stolen baby.
Old village tales blamed a changeling for a baby that seemed sickly or strange. Modern fantasy writers still use the figure, and the word can also mean a fickle person who keeps changing.
How CHANGELING is used
Used in folklore, fantasy and sometimes figuratively.
- The tale told of a changeling left in the cradle.
- Villagers feared the child was a changeling.
- The novel follows a changeling raised among humans.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHANGELING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHANGELING
1 longer words begin with CHANGELING.
Shorter words from the letters in CHANGELING
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Common questions about CHANGELING
- Is CHANGELING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHANGELING, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHANGELING worth?
- CHANGELING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHANGELING mean?
- A child secretly swapped for another, in folklore one left by fairies in place of a stolen baby.
- What letters can be added to CHANGELING?
- CHANGELING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CHANGELING:
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