CLAD is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CLAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLAD?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLAD is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLAD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CLAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does CLAD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Covered or dressed in a particular kind of clothing, armor, or material.
Something clad in metal or ice is entirely covered by that material, forming a protective or decorative outer layer. Soldiers clad in armor and mountains clad in snow both use the word to describe a complete covering.
How CLAD is used
Usually paired with a preceding word or hyphen, as in ice-clad or armor-clad.
- The knight stood clad in gleaming armor.
- Mountains clad in snow rose above the valley.
- She arrived clad entirely in black for the funeral.
- The statue was clad in a thin layer of gold.
- Workers clad in protective suits entered the lab.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLAD
Showing 24 of 36 words that begin with CLAD.
Words ending in CLAD
10 words end in CLAD. Useful as a back hook: play CLAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with CLAD inside
9 words contain CLAD in the middle. Words that start with CLAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CLAD
Common questions about CLAD
- Is CLAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLAD, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLAD worth?
- CLAD is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLAD mean?
- Covered or dressed in a particular kind of clothing, armor, or material.
- What letters can be added to CLAD?
- CLAD takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CLAD:
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