Scrabble Word Finder

CRAWLING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. CRAWLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

c3r1a1w4l1i1n1g2
PlayableCRAWLING · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
8letters
2hooks available

Which word lists accept CRAWLING?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 44 / 100

44WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.75
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
5.12%

Our own measure of how useful CRAWLING is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CRAWLING

Front hooks — 1

scrawling15

Back hooks — 1

crawlings15

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

How CRAWLING scores

Scrabble c3r1a1w4l1i1n1g2 14
Words with Friends c4r1a1w4l2i1n2g3 18

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

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
c12
r16
a19
w12
l14
i19
n16
g13

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

What stands out about CRAWLING

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with CRAWLING

crawlings15 crawlingly19

2 longer words begin with CRAWLING.

Shorter words from the letters in CRAWLING

clawing13 warling11 carling10 cawing12 lawing10 rawing10 waling10 waring10 arcing9 caring9 garlic9 lacing9 racing9 carlin8 crinal8 arling7 crawl10 awing9 wigan9 wilga9 wrang9 wring9 acing8 cigar8 clang8 cling8 craig8 lawin8 rawin8 cairn7 linac7 naric7 agrin6 algin6 align6 argil6 garni6 glair6 gnarl6 grail6

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Common questions about CRAWLING

Is CRAWLING valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRAWLING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CRAWLING worth?
CRAWLING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CRAWLING?
CRAWLING takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.

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

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