CLANNISH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CLANNISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLANNISH?
| 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 CLANNISH is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLANNISH
No single letter turns CLANNISH into another word.
How CLANNISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CLANNISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLANNISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLANNISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Tending to stay close with one's own group and to exclude outsiders.
Calling a group clannish suggests tight loyalty that can feel cold to newcomers. The word comes from "clan", but it now describes any cliquey circle, from office teams to old village families.
How CLANNISH is used
Mildly critical; applied to people, groups and communities.
- The village felt clannish to new arrivals.
- Their clannish loyalty kept outsiders out.
- Teachers worried about clannish groups in the playground.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLANNISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLANNISH
3 longer words begin with CLANNISH.
Shorter words from the letters in CLANNISH
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Common questions about CLANNISH
- Is CLANNISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLANNISH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLANNISH worth?
- CLANNISH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLANNISH mean?
- Tending to stay close with one's own group and to exclude outsiders.
- What letters can be added to CLANNISH?
- No single letter can be added to CLANNISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CLANNISH:
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