Is CLINGING a word?
CLINGING is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 18 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, CLINGING is a valid word.
What does clinging mean?
CLINGING is an inflected form of cling.
noun: fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
CLINGING: word details
- Pronunciation: KLIH-ngihng (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside clinging
Words you can make from the letters of clinging.
Solve a whole rack, not just CLINGING
CLINGING is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does CLINGING mean?
CLINGING is an inflected form of cling and is a noun. It means: fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
Is CLINGING a valid word?
Yes, CLINGING is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.