Is CHECKING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHECKING, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is CHECKING worth?

CHECKING is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CHECKING?

CHECKING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

CHECKING is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points

Yes. CHECKING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.

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PlayableCHECKING · 8 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF

20points in Scrabble

23points in Words with Friends

8letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept CHECKING?

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: 47 / 100

47WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.5

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

4.63%

Our own measure of how useful CHECKING is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CHECKING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CHECKING scores

Scrabble c3h4e1c3k5i1n1g2 20

Words with Friends c4h3e1c4k5i1n2g3 23

Face value of the 8 tiles in CHECKING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
c	2	2
h	1	2
e	1	12
k	1	1
i	1	9
n	1	6
g	1	3

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHECKING has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with CHECKING

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1 longer words begin with CHECKING.

Shorter words from the letters in CHECKING

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Common questions about CHECKING

Is CHECKING valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHECKING, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CHECKING worth?: CHECKING is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CHECKING?: CHECKING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHECKING:

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