CLARET is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CLARET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLARET?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLARET is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLARET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
claretsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLARET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CLARET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about CLARET
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CLARET mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A dry red wine traditionally from the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar red wine made elsewhere, also used as a name for its deep purplish-red colour.
English wine merchants first used claret specifically for the red wines shipped from Bordeaux, a trade that flourished for centuries thanks to close ties between England and southwestern France. Over time the word broadened, so that a red Bordeaux-style wine made in another country can also be called claret, even though French producers themselves rarely use the term. Because the wine itself has a deep, slightly purple hue, claret doubled as the name of that particular shade of red long before it settled into everyday colour charts. Older writers occasionally used claret informally as a joking word for blood, drawing on its dark red colour.
How CLARET is used
A mainly British term for Bordeaux-style red wine, less common in everyday American English, where Bordeaux or red wine is more usual.
- The host poured a glass of claret with the roast beef.
- The label described the wine as a full-bodied claret.
- Her scarf was the same deep claret as the wine in her glass.
- He kept a case of claret in the cellar for special dinners.
- The old boxer joked about drawing a little claret in the ring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLARET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CLARET
The 6 tiles of CLARET in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CLARET
3 longer words begin with CLARET.
Shorter words from the letters in CLARET
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Common questions about CLARET
- Is CLARET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLARET, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLARET worth?
- CLARET is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLARET mean?
- A dry red wine traditionally from the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar red wine made elsewhere, also used as a name for its deep purplish-red colour.
- What letters can be added to CLARET?
- CLARET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CLARET:
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