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Is castling a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word castling is a Scrabble US word. The word castling is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is castling a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word castling is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Is castling a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word castling is a Words With Friends word. The word castling is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (3 found)

CASTLING,CATLINGS,SCLATING,

7-letter words (13 found)

ACTINGS,ANGLIST,CASTING,CATLING,CATLINS,LACINGS,LASTING,SALTING,SCALING,SLATING,STALING,TALCING,TINCALS,

6-letter words (31 found)

ACTING,ACTINS,ALGINS,ALIGNS,ANTICS,CASING,CATLIN,CITALS,CLANGS,CLINGS,CLINTS,GAINST,GASLIT,GIANTS,GLACIS,GLINTS,INSTAL,LACING,LASING,LIANGS,LIGANS,LINACS,LINGAS,NASTIC,NGATIS,SATING,SIGNAL,TANGIS,TASING,TICALS,TINCAL,

5-letter words (73 found)

ACING,ACTIN,AGIST,ALGIN,ALIGN,ALIST,ANGST,ANILS,ANTIC,ANTIS,CAINS,CANGS,CANST,CANTS,CITAL,CLAGS,CLANG,CLANS,CLAST,CLATS,CLING,CLINT,CLITS,GAINS,GAITS,GANTS,GIANT,GILAS,GILTS,GLANS,GLIAS,GLINT,GLITS,GNATS,ICTAL,LAICS,LANTS,LIANG,LIGAN,LINAC,LINGA,LINGS,LINTS,LITAS,NAILS,NATIS,NGATI,SAINT,SALIC,SATIN,SCAIL,SCANT,SIGLA,SIGNA,SLAIN,SLANG,SLANT,SLING,SNAIL,STAIG,STAIN,STANG,STING,TAIGS,TAILS,TAINS,TALCS,TANGI,TANGS,TIANS,TICAL,TINAS,TINGS,

4-letter words (104 found)

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3-letter words (63 found)

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2-letter words (17 found)

AG,AI,AL,AN,AS,AT,GI,IN,IS,IT,LA,LI,NA,SI,ST,TA,TI,

You can make 304 words from castling according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of castling

castling

Etymology 1

From cast +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːstlɪŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæstlɪŋ/

Noun

castling (plural castlings)

  1. (obsolete) An abortion, or a premature birth.
    • 1646: Wherein notwithstanding, we should rather rely upon the urine in a castling’s bladder — Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Book II, ch 5
  2. (obsolete) The second or third swarm of bees which leaves a hive in a season.
  3. A miniature cast or mould.
  4. One that is cast.

Etymology 2

From Middle English castellinge, equivalent to castle (verb) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːsəlɪŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæsəlɪŋ/

Noun

castling (usually uncountable, plural castlings)

  1. (chess) A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.
  2. (shogi) The act of constructing a defense structure in Japanese chess in which the king (玉) is positioned in a certain way so that it is protected by pawns (歩) and silver general(s) (銀) and/or gold general(s) (金) often with an additional knight (桂) and lance (香車).
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Verb

castling

  1. present participle and gerund of castle

Anagrams

  • catlings, sclating

Source: wiktionary.org