CLACHAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CLACHAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLACHAN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLACHAN is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLACHAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clachansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLACHAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CLACHAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does CLACHAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A clachan is a small village or hamlet, especially in the Scottish Highlands or Ireland.
Clachan is a Gaelic-derived word and often carries a sense of an old farming settlement with a few houses clustered together. Many were emptied during the Highland clearances, so it also appears in local history.
How CLACHAN is used
Clachan is used in Scottish and Irish place descriptions and history.
- We walked down to the ruined clachan by the loch.
- Each clachan had a handful of stone cottages.
- The map shows an abandoned clachan in the glen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLACHAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLACHAN
1 longer words begin with CLACHAN.
Shorter words from the letters in CLACHAN
Common questions about CLACHAN
- Is CLACHAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLACHAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLACHAN worth?
- CLACHAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLACHAN mean?
- A clachan is a small village or hamlet, especially in the Scottish Highlands or Ireland.
- What letters can be added to CLACHAN?
- CLACHAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CLACHAN:
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