CHARKING is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CHARKING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
c3h4a1r1k5i1n1g2
PlayableCHARKING · 8 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CHARKING?
| 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: 42 / 100
42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.25
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.75%
Our own measure of how useful CHARKING is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHARKING
No single letter turns CHARKING into another word.
How CHARKING scores
Scrabble c3h4a1r1k5i1n1g2 18
Words with Friends c4h3a1r1k5i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHARKING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHARKING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CHARKING
- All 8 letters of CHARKING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CHARKING
hacking17 harking15 arcking14 carking14 craking14 racking14 arching13 chagrin13 charing13 caking13 aching12 grinch12 nickar12 arking11 chinar11 inarch11 raking11 haring10 rahing10 arcing9 caring9 racing9 chank14 chark14 chink14 chirk14 haick14 nikah12 rakhi12 chang11 ching11 crank11 ganch11 ginch11 aking10 archi10 chain10 chair10 china10 kaing10
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Common questions about CHARKING
- Is CHARKING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHARKING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHARKING worth?
- CHARKING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHARKING?
- No single letter can be added to CHARKING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHARKING:
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