“CHILDING” is a valid word. — 15 points Scrabble

childa young person of either sex
chiliground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
clingfruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
icingthe formation of frost or ice on a surface
nihil(Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)
lichiChinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried

chinthe protruding part of the lower jaw
incha unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
dinga ringing sound
lingwater chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
hindany of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
nighnot far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
lich
gilda formal association of people with similar interests
chidcensure severely or angrily
hili(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
nidia central point or locus of an infection in an organism

digthe site of an archeological exploration
hidprevent from being seen or discovered
chithe circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
linUnited States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)
ginstrong liquor flavored with juniper berries
lideither of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
ich
dina loud harsh or strident noise
nila quantity of no importance
hic
hinancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons
gid
ghi

ina unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
hian expression of greeting
ida state in the Rocky Mountains
lia soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals

CHILDING