CLERIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CLERIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLERIC?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLERIC is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLERIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clericsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLERIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CLERIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about CLERIC
- CLERIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CLERIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person ordained for religious duties, such as a priest, minister or imam.
A cleric is defined by office rather than by faith: the word covers Christian clergy and is also widely used for senior Muslim scholars and leaders. It grows from the same root as clerk, from the time when almost the only people who could read and write belonged to the church. Newspapers favor the word when they want a neutral label that does not name a specific denomination.
How CLERIC is used
Neutral and formal; often used in reports about religious leaders who also take part in public affairs.
- The cleric blessed the new bridge before the first cars crossed.
- A visiting cleric preached at the cathedral on Sunday.
- The village relied on the local cleric to settle small disputes.
- She wrote a biography of a medieval cleric and scholar.
- No cleric attended the ceremony, so a family friend spoke instead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLERIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CLERIC
The 6 tiles of CLERIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CLERIC
12 longer words begin with CLERIC.
Shorter words from the letters in CLERIC
Common questions about CLERIC
- Is CLERIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLERIC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLERIC worth?
- CLERIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLERIC mean?
- A person ordained for religious duties, such as a priest, minister or imam.
- What letters can be added to CLERIC?
- CLERIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CLERIC:
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