CLAQUE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CLAQUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLAQUE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLAQUE is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLAQUE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLAQUE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CLAQUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does CLAQUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A group of people hired to applaud a performer or speaker.
The claque was a theatre custom: paid hands in the audience set off the clapping so that others would follow. The word also describes flatterers who cheer a leader whatever he says.
How CLAQUE is used
Used of paid applauders in a theatre, and figuratively of fawning supporters around a powerful person.
- The singer arrived with a claque seated in the front rows.
- A claque of loyal followers cheered every line of the speech.
- Critics suspected the sudden ovation came from a hired claque.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLAQUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CLAQUE
The 6 tiles of CLAQUE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CLAQUE
5 longer words begin with CLAQUE.
Shorter words from the letters in CLAQUE
Common questions about CLAQUE
- Is CLAQUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLAQUE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLAQUE worth?
- CLAQUE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLAQUE mean?
- A group of people hired to applaud a performer or speaker.
- What letters can be added to CLAQUE?
- CLAQUE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CLAQUE:
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