CLANGOUR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CLANGOUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLANGOUR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLANGOUR is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLANGOUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clangoursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLANGOUR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CLANGOUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLANGOUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CLANGOUR
- All 8 letters of CLANGOUR are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CLANGOUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishliterary
A loud, harsh, repeated ringing sound, like metal being struck.
Clangour suggests something more jarring than a pleasant bell. Writers use it for hammers on anvils, alarm bells and crashing armour. The American spelling is clangor, and the word can also serve as a verb for making that din.
How CLANGOUR is used
British spelling, literary in tone, often describing bells, metal and battle.
- The clangour of the fire bell woke the whole street.
- A clangour of hammers rose from the blacksmith's yard.
- Over the clangour of the factory, nobody could hear a word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLANGOUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLANGOUR
3 longer words begin with CLANGOUR.
Shorter words from the letters in CLANGOUR
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Common questions about CLANGOUR
- Is CLANGOUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLANGOUR, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLANGOUR worth?
- CLANGOUR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLANGOUR mean?
- A loud, harsh, repeated ringing sound, like metal being struck.
- What letters can be added to CLANGOUR?
- CLANGOUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CLANGOUR:
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